Mosque attack hero ‘saved many lives’

A story of true heroism is emerging from the horrific terror attacks on innocent Muslims in New Zealand. A gunman opened fire on worshippers in two mosques in Christchurch, killing 49 people. However, witnesses have described how many more lives could have been lost, if not for the courage of a worker at Linwood Mosque. Mosque worker Abdul Aziz risked his own life to challenge the gunman and try to snatch his weapon, according to attack survivor Syed Mazharuddin. He said up to 70 people were praying inside Linwood when gunshots were heard.

“At just that moment, there was one young guy who usually takes care of the mosque and helps with parking and other stuff, so (the man) saw an opportunity and he pounced over to him and grabbed his gun.” “The hero tried to chase and he couldn’t find the trigger in the gun… he ran behind him but there were people waiting for him in the car and he fled.” Aziz said: “He gets into his car and I just got the gun and threw it on his window like an arrow and blasted his window. “That’s why he got scared.”