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Two days since Christchurch terror attack, fresh details of 50 victims
A father who thought New Zealand was a ‘safe place to raise a family’ and a tourist visiting his son: Fresh details about the 50 innocent victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre emerge
- Two days since the horrific terror attack in Christchurch, new details about the innocent victims emerging
- On Friday, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant went on a shooting rampage at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch
- As of Monday morning, only one person remained missing and the remaining 49 victims have been identified
- Children, a masters student, student pilot, respected engineer and health care worker are among the dead
- Australian Brenton Tarrant appeared smirking in court charged with murder on Saturday morning
Nearly three days since the horrific terror attack in Christchurch which left 50 worshippers dead, new details about the innocent victims are emerging.
On Friday, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant allegedly went on a shooting rampage at two mosques and gunned down dozens of innocent people including children, a student pilot, a design engineer and a health care worker.
As of Monday morning, only one person remained missing and the remaining 49 victims had been identified.
They include, Junaid Ismail, 36, who left behind a wife, three young children and a mother who relied on him to care for her.
Another, Ansi Alibava, 25, was eagerly awaiting her graduation ceremony from her masters degree in May, while Hussein Al-Umari, 36, was a regular at the Masjid Al Noor mosque.
Nearly three days since the horrific terror attack in Christchurch which left 50 worshippers dead, new details about the innocent victims are emerging
Ozair Kadir (pictured), 24, was a student pilot at the International Aviation Academy of New Zealand and had been in Christchurch for just a year when he was killed on Friday
Syed Jahandad Ali, 43, from Pakistan was one of the 50 victims killed in the terror attack in Christchurch on Friday
Maheboob Allarakha Khokhar (left), 65, who was due to return to India on Sunday after visiting his son in Christchurch and Husna Ara Parvin (right), who was reportedly gunned down as she tried to save her quadriplegic husband from the shooter
Ashraf Ali (pictured) a respected imam at the Masjid Al Noor mosque who was originally from Fiji, is also thought to be among the dead
Also among the dead is Tariq Omar, 24, who is remembered for his kind and humble nature and was a former student of Cashmere High School in Christchurch.
Kamel Darwish, 38, who moved to Christchurch from Jordan six months ago and was awaiting the arrival of his wife and three children – was convinced to go to New Zealand by his brother, who had lived there since 2007 and said it was a ‘safe place to raise a family’.
Sixty-year-old Abdelfattah Qasem, from Palestine, was also killed on Friday at the Masjid Al Noor mosque – he was the Muslim Association of Canterbury’s former secretary.
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Another among the dead is Musa Vali Suleman Patel, 60, who was visiting Christchurch to see his son and was a highly respected leader of the Fiji Muslim League – he left behind his wife Saira Bibi Patel, three daughters and two sons.
Ramiz Arifbhai Vora, 28, and his father Arifbhai Mohamedali Vora, 58, were both shot dead on Friday.
The 28-year-old lived and worked in Christchurch and had a baby daughter a week before he was killed in the vicious attack – his father was visiting him from India at the time.
Syed Areeb Ahmed (pictured), 26, from Karachi, Pakistan lost his life in the horrific shooting attacks in Christchurch on Friday
Linda Armstrong (left), 65, and Tariq Omar, 24, were also brutally killed by the shooter on Friday in Christchurch
Sixty-year-old Abdelfattah Qasem from Palestine was also killed on Friday at the Masjid Al Noor mosque – he was the Muslim Association of Canterbury’s former secretary
Ali Elmadani (right), 65, was a retired engineer who immigrated to New Zealand in 1998. Sohail Shahid (left), from Pakistan was also killed
Ozair Kadir, 24, was a student pilot at the International Aviation Academy of New Zealand and had been in Christchurch for just a year when he was killed on Friday.
Another among the victims is Maheboob Allarakha Khokhar, 65, who was due to return to India on Sunday after visiting his son in Christchurch.
Four-year-old Abdullahi Dirie was also named among the dead after both he and his father Adan were shot at one of the mosques, while four of his siblings escaped unhamed.
Abdullah’s family fled Somalia in the 1990s and made New Zealand their home, he was the youngest in his family.
Before he was brutally killed, Amjad Hamid, 57, was a senior Medical Officer and Rural Hospital Consultant at Hawera Hospital who has been remembered for his kindness, compassion and sense of humour.
National-level futsal player Atta Elayyan (right) was reportedly killed on Friday. He is being remembered as an ‘inspiration’
A recently identified victim is 38-year-old Kamel Darwish who moved to New Zealand from Jordan six months ago (pictured)
Ramiz Arifbhai Vora (left), 28, and his father Arifbhai Mohamedali Vora (right), 58, were both shot dead by the gunman on Friday.
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Mohammed Omar Faruk (pictured), 36, from Bangladesh was shot dead on Friday at the mosque attacks in Christchurch
Another among the victims is Mounir Soliman, 68, from Egypt who was a design engineer working at Scotts Engineering in Christchurch since 1997.
Zeehan Raza, 38, is also among those killed and was a mechanical engineer who moved to New Zealand from Pakistan in 2018 – both he and his parents Ghulam Hussain and Karam Bibi, were killed at the Linwood Masjid mosque.
Another believed to be among the dead is Bangladeshi Husna Parvin, who was reportedly gunned down as she tried to save her wheelchair-bound quadriplegic husband from the shooter.
Three-year-old Mucad Ibrahim died in the arms of his father and brother, who only survived because he played dead.
Mucad Ibrahim was attending Friday prayers with his father and older brother Abdi Ibrahim when a gunman stormed the al Noor mosque in Christchurch and opened fire on the worshippers.
It’s believed that at the time of the horrific attack, Mucad ran from the gunman while his father and brother played dead.
Ansi Alibava (pictured) came to New Zealand to pursue a Master of Agribusiness Management at Lincoln University
Lilik Abdul Hamid, 58, from Medan, Indonesia (pictured), who died in the mosque left behind two children
Three-year-old Mucad Ibrahim (left) was also named among the dead after he passed away in the arms of his father and brother, who only survived because he played dead. Cardiologist Amjad Hamid (right) was mowed down after moving to New Zealand 23 years ago because he wanted a better future for himself and his wife
Haji Daoud Nabi (pictured), 71, a father-of-five and retired engineer, moved to New Zealand from Afghanistan in 1977 and set up a new life as one of the ‘first Muslims in New Zealand’. He is thought to be among the dead in the Christchurch shooting
Khaled Mustafa (pictured) arrived in New Zealand only a few months ago from Syria with his family, his son Hamza, 16 also died
On a dramatic day which saw thousands of Australians and New Zealanders pay tribute with candlelit vigils:
- Australian-born terrorist Brenton Tarrant smiled and made a white supremacist hand gesture in court
- Foreign agencies including MI5 began investigating Tarrant as CCTV emerged of him travelling in Turkey
- The shooter’s grandmother expressed her sorrow as it emerged his mother and sister have gone into hiding
- Daniel John Burrough, 18, was charged with ‘exciting hostility or ill-will’ in relation to the mosque attack
- A huge number of graves were dug in Christchurch as more shattered families paid tribute to victims
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed that New Zealand’s gun laws would be changed
Tarrant live-streamed his alleged attack on Facebook in which he killed dozens of Muslims during Friday prayers using four guns at two mosques.
Osama Adnan Abu Kwik, 37, from Palestine (pictured) was in the process of applying for New Zealand citizenship when he was killed
Mojammel Hoq, 30, from Bangladesh (left) and Musa Vali Suleman Patel, 60, from Fiji (right) also died in the shooting on Friday
Talha Naeem, 21, (pictured) was shot at the Masjid Al Noor in Deans Ave, his father was also killed on Friday
Hussein Al-Umari, 35, (pictured) was a regular at the Masjid Al Noor in Deans Ave, Christchurch, where he was killed
VICTIMS OF THE NEW ZEALAND MOSQUE MASSACRES
As of 2am AEDT Monday
Mucad Ibrahim, 3
Abdullahi Dirie, 4
Sayyad Milne, 14
Khaled Mustafa, 45, and son Hamza, 16
Naeem Rashid and his son Talha, 21
Tariq Omar, 24
Ozair Kadir, 24
Syed Areeb Ahmed, 26
Ansi Alibava, 25
Ramiz Vora, 28
Farhaj Ahsan, 30
Mojammel Hoq, 30
Atta Elayyan, 33
Hussein Al-Umari, 36
Mohammed Omar Faruk, 36
Junaid Ismail, 36
Osama Adnan Abu Kwik, 37
Zeehan Raza, 38
Kamel Darwish, 39
Dr Haroon Mahmood, 40
Husne Ara Parvin, 42
Syed Jahandad Ali, 43
Mohammad Imran Kahn, 47
Mathullah Safi, 55
Amjad Hamid, 57
Lilik Abdul Hamid, 58
Arifbhai Mohamedali Vora, 58
Ghulam Hussain, in his 60s
Karam Bibi, in her 60s
Musa Vali Suleman Patel, 60
Abdelfattah Qasem, 60
Ashraf Ali, 61
Mohsin Al-Harbi, 63
Linda Armstrong, 65
Maheboob Khokhar, 65
Muhammed Abdusi Samad, 66
Ali Elmadani, 66
Mounir Soliman, 68
Ahmad Gamaluddin Abdel Ghani, 68
Hussein Moustafa, 70
Abdukadir Elmi, 70
Haji-Daoud Nabi, 71
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Zakaria Bhuiyan
Muhammed Abdusi Samad, 66, from Bangladesh (pictured) was a lecturer at Lincoln University and frequently led prayers at the Masjid Al Noor in Deans Ave
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Dr Haroon Mahmood (pictured) leaves a wife and two children aged 13 and 11
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At least one Jordanian was killed in the attacks and two are critical among the eight injured, Jordan’s Foreign Ministry announced
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