Love and hope overtook fear and anxiety yesterday as Dunedin's Islamic community returned to their mosque to pray for the first time since Friday's terror attack in Christchurch. Hundreds of members of the public gathered outside Dunedin's Al Huda mosque in Clyde St for nearly three hours in a show of support for the city's Muslim community. As overwhelmed with grief and sorrow as they were, they had been equally overwhelmed with the response from the rest of the Dunedin community, he said. After prayers, the city's Muslim community had a meeting with police, Mayor Dave Cull and other officials, where assurances about the situation and their safety were given. Mayor Dave Cull said the plans were still being finalised, in discussion with police and members of the city's Muslim community, but it was important to do something.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 17, 2019 15:22 UTC