"He will face the full force of the law in New Zealand," Ardern promised grieving Kiwis, while promising that she would deprive the man who slaughtered 50 people in Christchurch of the publicity he craved. "I implore you: Speak the names of those who were lost rather than the name of the man who took them." "Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" she said—'May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you too.' She closed her address by noting that "on Friday, it will be a week since the attack, members of the Muslim community will gather for worship on that day. "The majority of people still have not had the opportunity to see their family members," he told AFP.
Source: Philippine Star March 19, 2019 03:11 UTC