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Christchurch mosque massacre: Anniversary to be marked by joint prayers throughout

The Christchurch mosques that were attacked a year ago, with 51 people killed, will hold joint prayers to mark the anniversary on Friday.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend the private prayer meeting, being held in the Horncastle Arena.
The venue is near the Al Noor mosque, where 43 people were killed. Eight were killed at the Linwood mosque.
Although the anniversary is on Sunday, it was the mosques' Friday prayers that were targeted last year.
A second larger event will be held on Sunday, also at the arena.
At a press conference, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said "New Zealand and its people have fundamentally changed" since the deadly attack.
She also acknowledged that "much more" needed to be done to stop radicalisation in the country.
"The challenge for us will be ensuring in our everyday actions, and every opportunity where we see bullying, harassment, racism, discrimination, calling it out as a nation," she said. "That is when we'll show we each individually have a role to play in making sure that New Zealand has changed fundamentally for the better."

What happened a year ago?

On 15 March, a gunman drove to the Al Noor mosque (Masjid An-Nur) in Christchurch took a gun from his car, then entered the building and began shooting.
After less than 30 seconds, he returned to his car, picked up another weapon, then re-entered the mosque and resumed his attack.
Footage from a headcam he was wearing showed him pass from room to room, killing as he went. The shootings were broadcast on Facebook Live.
Media captionMaryam Gul says she has forgiven the man who killed her brother and parents
The attacker then drove to the Linwood mosque. He shot two people outside, then shot at the windows.
A man from inside the mosque came outside, picked up one of the attacker's shotguns, and chased him away.
Two police officers then chased and arrested the suspect, 21 minutes after the first emergency call from the Al Noor mosque.
The attacks killed 51 people - 43 at the Al Noor Mosque, and eight at Linwood.

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