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Imam of attacked New Zealand mosque says ‘we still love this country’
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 16, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – An imam who was
leading prayers at a Christchurch mosque when a gunman brandishing semi-
automatic weapons mowed down his congregation said Saturday that the Muslim
community’s love for New Zealand would not be shaken by the attacks.
“We still love this country,” said Ibrahim Abdul Halim, imam of Linwood
Mosque, vowing that extremists would “never ever touch our confidence”.
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