Friday, 15 March 2019, was a quiet autumn day in Christchurch, like any other — until it wasn’t.
At around 1.40pm, a lone gunman, live streaming his actions on social media, carried out the worst terror attack in New Zealand’s history, killing 51 people.
At the time, Imam Gamal Fouda had been leading Friday prayers inside Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton, a residential suburb in the city’s west, when the gunman approached. He was greeted at the door by grandfather Haji Daoud Nabi, who welcomed him saying “Hello brother”.
