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| Christchurch memorial: thousands flood city as New Zealand remembers attack victims | |
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| Thousands of New Zealanders have streamed into Christchurch’s Hagley Park as part of a nationwide remembrance service in honour of 50 people killed in the country’s worst terrorist attack. | Thousands of New Zealanders have streamed into Christchurch’s Hagley Park as part of a nationwide remembrance service in honour of 50 people killed in the country’s worst terrorist attack. |
| The service, known as Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One, is being broadcast live to many other events taking place around the country. | The service, known as Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One, is being broadcast live to many other events taking place around the country. |
| The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has been joined at the event by the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, along with survivors of the attack and those who lost loved ones when a gunman stormed two mosques in central Christchurch two weeks ago. | The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has been joined at the event by the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, along with survivors of the attack and those who lost loved ones when a gunman stormed two mosques in central Christchurch two weeks ago. |
| Farid Ahmed, whose wife Husna Ahmed was killed in Al Noor mosque, is among those due to address the crowd. | Farid Ahmed, whose wife Husna Ahmed was killed in Al Noor mosque, is among those due to address the crowd. |
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| Husna had rescued several children in the mosque, which borders Hagley Park, on the day of the attack. However, she was killed when she returned to find her husband, who uses a wheelchair. | Husna had rescued several children in the mosque, which borders Hagley Park, on the day of the attack. However, she was killed when she returned to find her husband, who uses a wheelchair. |
| Ardern said the focus of the service was the Muslim community and the city of Christchurch, however, 59 countries are also represented including heads of state from the Pacific community. | Ardern said the focus of the service was the Muslim community and the city of Christchurch, however, 59 countries are also represented including heads of state from the Pacific community. |
| The ceremony will also include members of Christchurch’s Islamic community reading out the names of each of the 50 victims of the terrorist attack. | The ceremony will also include members of Christchurch’s Islamic community reading out the names of each of the 50 victims of the terrorist attack. |
| Also scheduled to speak are Muslim leaders Shaggaf Khan and Mustafa Farouk, Ardern, governor-general Dame Patsy Reddy, and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel. | Also scheduled to speak are Muslim leaders Shaggaf Khan and Mustafa Farouk, Ardern, governor-general Dame Patsy Reddy, and Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel. |
| British singer Yusuf Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens, will perform with other local musicians including Marlon Williams and Hollie Smith. | British singer Yusuf Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens, will perform with other local musicians including Marlon Williams and Hollie Smith. |
| The service is jointly led by the government, the City of Christchurch, local iwi Ngāi Tahu and the Muslim community. | The service is jointly led by the government, the City of Christchurch, local iwi Ngāi Tahu and the Muslim community. |
| Large swaths of the city have been sealed off, with police saying much planning had gone into the service and that public safety was the priority. The national threat level is still high. | Large swaths of the city have been sealed off, with police saying much planning had gone into the service and that public safety was the priority. The national threat level is still high. |
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