New Zealand attack survivor recalls moments of terror

By Recep Sakar and Tevfik Durul</p> <p>CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AA) – Somali Adan Ibrahim Dirie, a survivor of last week’s terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, will forever live with the moment his son was murdered in cold blood.</p> <p>“When the terrorist opened fire, he shot my three-and-a-half-year-old son in the head,” he told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.</p> <p>Dirie, the father of Mucad Ibrahim, the youngest victim of the terrorist attack on Al Noor Mosque, described what he went through during the ordeal.</p> <p>&quot;God gave my son life. Then he claimed it back. Last Friday was tough for me, for New Zealand and for the whole Islamic world,&quot; he said.</p> <p>Noting that worshippers were listening to the Friday sermon when the attack occurred, Dirie said his son collapsed after being shot.</p> <p>&quot;I believe in God, I believe that everything is connected with God. I had to be patient and felt how all Muslims felt,&quot; he said.</p> <p>He said he managed to survive by camouflaging himself so the terrorist didn't notice him.</p> <p>Dirie emphasized that he was grateful for all the aid, assistance and friendship from people from all corners of the world, especially those in New Zealand.</p> <p>&quot;We need to speak more and perform more actions for Muslims. We are unified now,” said Derek Tait, a member of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community.</p> <p> “He is a loser. He lost, but we won,” he added, referring to the terrorist.</p> <p>On March 15, at least 50 people were killed when a terrorist opened fire on worshippers during the weekly Friday prayers at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. </p> <p>Four suspects — three men and one woman — were detained. One suspected was reportedly released later.</p> <p>One of the suspects, Australian-born Brenton Tarrant, 28, is facing massacre charges and is being held at a high-security prison in Auckland.</p> <p><br>

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