Story of New Zealand shooting victim turned out hero

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Tragedies are put human beings to the greatest of test when close to their last breaths.Aside from life reflection their is the brilliance of action during that moment.

Following the latest internationally condemned mosque shooting in New Zealand that has left the number of people killed in Friday’s massacre in Christchurch in rise 50 when another body was discovered at the Al Noor mosque, where most of the victims were killed.

Heroes of the fateful day have already started being identified.

Afghan refugee and local resident Abdul Aziz

Abdul Aziz, who left Kabul for New Zealand several years ago, said he was inside the Linwood mosque, the second target of the attacker, when he heard shouts that someone had opened fire.

When he realized the mosque was being attacked, he picked up a credit card machine and ran towards the attacker. He threw the device at the gunman when he returned to his car to pick up another weapon, and ducked between cars as the gunman opened fire on him.

Mr Aziz, who was in the mosque with four of his children, picked up a gun that the suspect had dropped and pulled the trigger, but it was empty. He followed the attacker back inside the mosque, where he eventually confronted him again.

“When he saw me with the shotgun, he dropped the gun and ran away toward his car. I chased him,” he told Reuters news agency. “He sat in his car and… I threw [the gun] through his window like an arrow. He just swore at me and took off.”

Linwood’s acting imam Latef Alabi told the Associated Press the death toll would have been far higher at the mosque if Mr Aziz, who said he had not feared the gunman, had not acted.

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Two rural community police officers who were nearby chased the attacker, blocked his car and captured him. The moment was filmed by a witness, who posted the footage on social media.

“[The officers] put New Zealand first,” Ms Ardern said on Saturday, adding that they would be recognised for their bravery.

A total of 34 patients injured in the attack remain in Christchurch Hospital, including 12 people in intensive care .

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