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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern comforts Muslims at mosque after Christchurch terror attack

Ardern was snapped hugging mosque-goers at the Kilbirnie Mosque in Wellington and paying her respects to the victims.
UPDATED MAR 17, 2019

Following the mass shootings at the Al-Noor and Linwood Mosques in Christchurch during Friday prayers which left 50 dead and at least 50 injured, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stated that it represented "an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence" and termed it "one of New Zealand's darkest days."

The next day, she was pictured at the Kilbirnie Mosque in Wellington comforting those affected by what was the worst mass shooting in the country's history. Greeted by members of the Muslim community on arrival, she was seen hugging several mosque-goers.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie Mosque on March 17, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand. 50 people are confirmed dead and 36 are injured still in hospital following shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. (Source: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie Mosque on March 17, 2019, in Wellington, New Zealand. 50 people are confirmed dead and 36 are injured still in hospital following shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. (Source: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
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