webfact Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Bullet-riddled NZ mosque to reopen for Friday prayers; more victims buried By Tom Westbrook and Charlotte Greenfield A student and a woman attend the burial ceremony of a victim of the mosque attacks, at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - The bullet-riddled Al Noor mosque in Christchurch was being repaired, painted and cleaned ahead of Friday prayers, as grieving families buried more victims of New Zealand's worst mass shooting. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that Friday's call to prayers for Muslims will be broadcast nationally and there will be a two minute silence. Armed police have been guarding mosques around New Zealand after 50 people were killed last Friday by a lone gunman who attacked worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch. "We will have a heightened presence tomorrow in order to provide reassurance to people attending the Friday call for prayers," police said in a statement on Thursday. "Police have been working relentlessly, doing everything in our power to gather all appropriate evidence from what are active crime scenes so we can allow people to return to the mosques as quickly as possible." Both mosques attacked, the Al Noor and nearby Linwood mosque, plan to be reopened. Thousands of worshippers are expected at the Al Noor mosque, where the majority of victims died. Most victims were migrants or refugees from countries such as Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Somalia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist who was living in Dunedin, on New Zealand's South Island, has been charged with murder following the attack. He was remanded without a plea and is due back in court on April 5, when police said he was likely to face more charges. The first victims were buried on Wednesday and burials continued on Thursday, with the funeral of a school boy. Families of the victims have been frustrated by the delay as under Islam bodies are usually buried within 24 hours. A mass burial is expected to be held on Friday. Body washing will go on through the day and night to have the dead ready for burial, said one person involved in the process. Police have identified and release to the families the bodies of some 30 victims. Twenty nine people wounded in the attacks remained in hospital, eight still in intensive care. Many have had to undergo multiple surgeries due to complicated gunshot wounds. The gunman used semi-automatic AR-15 rifles, with large magazines, and shotguns. Ardern as vowed to change gun laws in the wake of the attack, possibly banning semi-automatic weapons. An announcement will be made before the next cabinet meeting on Monday. The gunman broadcast his attack live on Facebook and it was quickly distributed to other platforms, prompting Ardern and others to rebuke technology companies and call for greater efforts to stop violence and extremist views being aired on social media. (Reporting by Tom Westbrook and Charlotte Greenfield in CHRISTCHURCH, Praveen Menon in WELLINGTON.; Editing by Michael Perry) -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-03-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 NZ will also have two minutes broadcast silence on Friday followed by a nationally broadcast call to prayer. A huge sign of respect to the victims and a clear message to the haters that NZ is a nation for all people. It will also be a massive middle finger to the keyboard warriors and other assorted knuckle draggers who have spent the best part of the week trying to somehow justify what he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 46 of the 50 New Zealanders who were murdered that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, ballpoint said: 46 of the 50 New Zealanders who were murdered that day. Interesting that someone disagreed with this post. Was it my correctly calling them New Zealanders? Or was it the image that humanises the victims? It's a bit different from saying 50 Muslims were murdered, isn't it? Which is probably why the image was put together and released by the affected community. And, if you didn't like that one, you certainly won't like this NY Times report, which lists all victims, including a photo and short background of each. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/world/asia/new-zealand-shooting-victims-names.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, samran said: NZ will also have two minutes broadcast silence on Friday followed by a nationally broadcast call to prayer. A huge sign of respect to the victims and a clear message to the haters that NZ is a nation for all people. I think that is an outstanding gesture. When the next tragedy comes maybe everyone can take Communion. After they've repented their sins of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just now, lannarebirth said: I think that is an outstanding gesture. When the next tragedy comes maybe everyone can take Communion. After they've repented their sins of course. What you mean like ‘thoughts and prayers’ instead of government action. I can see why you’d go for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 19 minutes ago, lannarebirth said: I think that is an outstanding gesture. When the next tragedy comes maybe everyone can take Communion. After they've repented their sins of course. Good Catholics like myself will take it anyway, confession or none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, samran said: Good Catholics like myself will take it anyway, confession or none! Back when I cared, I always figured praying a rosary would cover me in case I hadn't been to confession in a while . But that's been a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 40 minutes ago, lannarebirth said: Back when I cared, I always figured praying a rosary would cover me in case I hadn't been to confession in a while . But that's been a while. Buddha amulets are the way to go. A dozen of them around your neck and you are bullet proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, samran said: Buddha amulets are the way to go. A dozen of them around your neck and you are bullet proof. Man, do I feel stupid. And I've got some good ones too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 47 minutes ago, lannarebirth said: Man, do I feel stupid. And I've got some good ones too. Roasary in your pocket as well then. Hedging your bets is always a good strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Muslims slaughter non believers in Manchester and we are told to hug a Muslim. A white terrorist slaughter Muslims in NZ and we are told to hug a Muslim. What am I missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolboy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 32 minutes ago, emptypockets said: Muslims slaughter non believers in Manchester and we are told to hug a Muslim. A white terrorist slaughter Muslims in NZ and we are told to hug a Muslim. What am I missing here? You're missing honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, emptypockets said: Muslims slaughter non believers in Manchester and we are told to hug a Muslim. A white terrorist slaughter Muslims in NZ and we are told to hug a Muslim. What am I missing here? And humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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