Imam of attacked New Zealand mosque says 'we still love this country'

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Sat, 2019-03-16 03:31

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: 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 massacre.
"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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