IQNA – The failure of the main prayer room’s emergency exit door at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, did not contribute to the number of lives lost in the massacre, a survivor said. Deputy Chief Coroner Brigitte Windley is hearing evidence on the emergency exit door in Al Noor Mosque's main prayer room failing to open during the shooting. When the shooting began at the mosque, worshippers rushed towards the emergency exit and some attempted to unlock the door, but it would not open. "I believe if more people were outside they would be shot outside, it would be easier for him to shoot more people outside," Al-Nobani said, through a translator. Al Noor Mosque was the terrorist's first target.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 28, 2024 15:35 UTC