NZ PM Ardern unveils memorial at Christchurch’s Mosque

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25th September 2020: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a memorial plaque to the victims of the Christchurch terror attack.

According to reports, PM Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a memorial at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch.

Surrounded by members of the Muslim community, she unveiled the plaque in the grounds of the Masjid An-Nur on Deans Ave on Thursday, where 42 people were killed in the atrocity in March last year. Seven others were killed at the Linwood Islamic Centre the same day.

Image Credit: John Kirk-Anderson/Stuff

Speaking at the occasion, PM Ardern said she was pleased to see the survivors again but nothing would undo the harm caused by the massacre.

However, last month, the terrorist behind the attacks at the Deans Ave mosques and Linwood was jailed for life without parole after pleading guilty to 51 counts of murder and 40 charges of attempted murder.

Also present at the occasion was the Imam of the Mosque, Gamal Fouda said that the terrorist attack on the 15th of March had for so many been one of the toughest times of their lives.

“No one could have ever imagined that this will happen in Aotearoa. We all thought New Zealand was safe. We created a legacy through our response to this tragedy – that we grow on at this time,” he said.

He said that the blood of those people who lost their lives in the terror attack shouldn’t be forgotten.

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