DW.com. After the 28-year-old suspected far-right Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant had killed 41 people in the Al Noor Mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, he set off for the Linwood Mosque in a nearby suburb. There, between 80 and 100 worshipers had gathered for Friday prayers. Among them was Abdul Aziz Wahabzada. The Afghan-born Wahabzada moved to New Zealand two and a half years ago after living in Australia for 27 years. He runs a store selling furniture and household goods. The 48-year-old told DW in an exclusive interview that he recalls acting very fast on March 15: "We had just said the first part of Friday prayers. Then we heard gunshots. We thought someone was playing with firecrackers and kept on praying. But a brother from the first row called out that our Muslim brothers and sisters were being shot down outside."
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DW.com. After the 28-year-old suspected far-right Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant had killed 41 people in the Al Noor Mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, he set off for the Linwood Mosque in a nearby suburb. There, between 80 and 100 worshipers had gathered for Friday prayers. Among them was Abdul Aziz Wahabzada. The Afghan-born Wahabzada moved to New Zealand two and a half years ago after living in Australia for 27 years. He runs a store selling furniture and household goods. The 48-year-old told DW in an exclusive interview that he recalls acting very fast on March 15: "We had just said the first part of Friday prayers. Then we heard gunshots. We thought someone was playing with firecrackers and kept on praying. But a brother from the first row called out that our Muslim brothers and sisters were being shot down outside."