CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand—A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, March 20, the first funerals for victims of shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that horrified a nation known for being welcoming and diverse.
Zaed Mustafa, in wheelchair, brother of Hamza and son of Khalid Mustafa killed in the March 15 mosque shootings reacts during their burial at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 20, 2019. Mark Baker/AP Photo
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