Abdulkadir Ababora was sitting in the front row of a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week when a 28-year-old Australian gunman opened fire during Friday prayers. Fifty worshipers were killed in the March 15 attacks in two mosques, and the gunman appeared intent of taking as many lives as possible. New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced Thursday that the government would outlaw “military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles,” effective immediately. Abdulkadir said he “saw blood flowing like a river” as bullets pierced victims in his mosque. “New Zealand is a peaceful place, and we have never seen anything like this before,” he said.

Source: Ethiopian News March 21, 2019 08:37 UTC