Massacre in New Zealand: These are the faces of the victims in the mosques of Christchurch

The peaceful city of the South Island, 388,400 inhabitants, still does not give credit to the attack with semiautomatic and full day weapons that occurred Friday in the center of the city. This is the worst terrorist attack this oceanic country has suffered.

The Muslim community in New Zealand composed of about fifty thousand people He spent a bitter moment trying to find out if his relatives were among the victims.

According to New Zealand media, among the dead, there is parents, mothers, grandparents, daughters and sons; immigrants, refugees and citizens of New Zealand.

This weekend, the press began to reveal the identity of the victims, the youngest among them, Mucad Ibrahim, 3 years old, who was at Al Noor Mosque with her father and her son. elder brother Abdi at the time of the attack.

They are also among the victims of Al Noor in Sayyad Milne, 14 years old of age, including the father, John Milne, described between two tears as "a brave little soldier". Among the victims is also Naeem Rashid, who reportedly died at the hospital after trying to remove the pistol from the badailant at Al Noor, as well as his son Talha, 21.

Here are some of the victims of Christchurch:

Mucad Ibrahim is believed to be the youngest victim of the mbadacre. The boy had gone to Al Noor Mosque with his father and elder brother Abdi when the family was involved in the deadly attack.

The family searched in vain for the child at the Christchurch Hospital and published a photo of Mucad with the following caption: "We certainly belong to God and we will come back to him.

Zulfirman Syah and his son Averroès

Zulfirman Syah protected his son during the attack on Linwood Masjid. The man and his family were new to the community.

Syah's brave actions earned him most bullets and more complex injuries than his son Averroes. "He is still in the intensive care unit and will be transferred to the common room if necessary," said his wife, Alta Marie.

Khaled Mustafa and his son Hamza

The family of Khaled Mustafa he thought he had found security in New Zealand after fleeing the bloody chaos of Syria a few months earlier. He became a victim of hate when he was shot while praying with his two children.

Authorities say one of his children is still missing and the other, 13, is recovering from a six-hour operation at the Christchurch hospital.

Born in Kuwait, Elayyan was the goalkeeper of the men's national indoor football team. He had recently become a father and was a popular member of the Christchurch Technology Industry. He received a mortal blow when he prayed in one of the attacked mosques.

Dr. Haroon Mahmood leaves a wife and two children aged 13 and 11.

Since obtaining his Ph.D., Mahmood has worked as an Assistant Academic Director at Canterbury College, a private school for students in English and Commerce.

Naeem Rashid and his son Talha

According to reports, Naeem died at Christchurch Hospital after attempting to remove his gun from the gunman at Al Noor Mosque. His son Tahla was also slaughtered.

Naeem was from Pakistan, where he worked in a bank before moving to Christchurch as a teacher.

Ali's wife, Amna Ali, currently in Pakistan, last met with her husband on Friday morning while she was having breakfast.

One of his colleagues told him that they had left work at 1 pm on Friday afternoon to go to Al Noor Mosque.

Nabi ran the Afghan Association and was inside the Al Noor Mosque at the time of the shooting. The 71-year-old man was a refugee from Afghanistan and died in the interior of the country.

On Facebook, Hamid's relatives confirmed the death of the victim

"A fighter friend died in New Zealand, victim of a New Zealand terrorist animal," wrote a family member on the social network.

He left Palestine for New Zealand because he wanted a better future. Hamid has not been seen since Friday and his family think the Hawera Hospital doctor is dead.

The youngest son, Mohammed Hamid, 20, said they had searched everywhere, but his father was nowhere to be found. "We believe that he is dead."

The number of deaths by the shooting in New Zealand mosques has increased to 50 after the researchers found another body in one of the temples, reported the commissioner New Zealand police Mike Bush.

Until the moment 36 people remain at the Canterbury District Hospital and are treated for injuries. Eleven of them are in critical condition. In addition to a four-year-old boy being transported to the hospital Spatialship in Auckland that remains in critical condition.

"Public safety remains the priority of the police at the national level, especially in Christchurch after the tragic events of Friday, "Bush said at a press conference.