Accounts Emerge of Heroism in New Zealand Mosques: Bodies to Be Released

Flowers and signs laid at a memorial for victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks outside Masjid Al Noor in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 17, 2019. Jorge Silva/Reuters

CHRISTCHURCH/WELLINGTON—Accounts emerged on March 17 of heroic attempts to tackle a gunman who slaughtered 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand, as authorities prepared to begin releasing the bodies of victims to their families for burial.

Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on March 16. Tarrant was remanded without a plea and is due back in court on April 5 where police said he was likely to face more charges.