New Zealand has duty to support Muslim community: Ardern

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told an emotional memorial service marking two years since the Christchurch mosque attacks that the country had "a duty" to support its Muslim community.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a national remembrance service in Christchurch on March 13, 2021, to mark two years since the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 people were killed and dozens were injured following the mass shooting on March 15, 2019. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer / POOL / AFP)

2021-03-13 13:38:49

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told an emotional memorial service marking two years since the Christchurch mosque attacks that the country had "a duty" to support its Muslim community.

Hundreds of people turned out for the service, held amid tight security, to remember the 51 people killed and dozens wounded when a heavily armed gunman opened fire in two mosques on March 15, 2019.

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