MEAWW.COM / NEWS / HUMAN INTEREST

New Zealand mosque shooting: All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams pays an emotional tribute to terror attack victims

In a video posted to Twitter, an emotional Williams, who is a proud Muslim, said he 'couldn't put into words how I feel right now'

Rugby star Sonny Bill Williams has shared an emotional tribute to the victims of the mosque shooting in New Zealand on Friday. In a video posted to Twitter, an emotional Williams, who is a proud Muslim, said he "couldn't put into words how I feel right now". He said, "Just sending my duas (prayers) and Mashallah (god willing) - everyone that's been killed today in Christchurch... your families ... [I'm] just sending my duas to your loved ones and Inshahallah you guys are all in paradise," he said. "I'm just deeply, deeply saddened that this would happen in New Zealand," he further said.