Christchurch marks anniversary of mosque shootings

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International Desk: People in the New Zealand city of Christchurch honored the 51 worshipers who were killed in a mass shooting a year ago on this day in small but poignant ways Sunday, after a planned national memorial event was canceled due to fears it might spread the new coronavirus, reports AP.

Outside the Al Noor mosque, dozens of leather-clad bikers from the Tu Tangata club performed a traditional Maori haka. They were welcomed by mosque imam Gamal Fouda, who said people of all beliefs and cultures were stopping to pay their respects, and they were all united as New Zealanders.