Among the victims killed in the horrific shootings at two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosques on March 15 are a goalkeeper for the national futsal team, a Pakistani academic who tried to stop the gunman and dozens of others, many of them immigrants to New Zealand.
50 people were killed in the attacks, which were carried out as the victims gathered at the two mosques for Friday prayers. 36 more are still in the hospital, with 11 in critical condition, according to New Zealand Police.
The attack is the deadliest in New Zealand’s modern history, and its apparent ties to a toxic online culture of hate and extremism, have left the island nation and the rest of the world reeling.
Here’s what we know about the victims so far:
Naeem and Talha Rashid
Father and son Naeem Rashid, 50, and Talha Rashid, 21, were two of nine Pakistanis killed in Friday’s mosque attacks, according to a statement released by the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Naeem Rashid’s brother, Dr. Khurshid Alam, told..