(UTV|COLOMBO) – New Zealand has broadcast the Islamic call to prayer and observed a two-minute silence in ceremonies to mark a week since the Christchurch attacks.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined thousands of mourners near the Al-Noor mosque, one of two places of worship targeted in last Friday’s shootings.
Imam Gamal Fouda, who led the prayers, said: “We are broken-hearted, but we are not broken.”
Fifty people were killed and dozens more wounded in the attacks.
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