Hundreds mourn deaths of Syrian refugee Khalid Mustafa and his 15-year-old son Hamza in first funerals of Christchurch shootings (Video: APTN)
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: A Syrian refugee and his son were buried in New Zealand on Wednesday in the first funerals for those killed in the twinAn Australian white supremacist gunman shot down 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in the southern city of Christchurch last Friday in a killing spree he broadcast live.Hundreds of mostly Muslim mourners gathered Wednesday morning at a cemetery not far from Linwood Mosque, the second of the two places of worship targeted.
Among those attending the funeral was Abdul Aziz, an Afghan refugee who bravely confronted the gunman at Linwood Mosque. He was hugged by many mourners. In the wake of the mass shooting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised to reform gun laws that allowed the gunman to legally purchase the weapons he used.
"He is a terrorist. He is a criminal. He is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless," she told assembled lawmakers.
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