Thousands Gather in Christchurch for Remembrance Service After Mass Shooting

Thousands Gather in Christchurch for Remembrance Service After Mass Shooting
People attend the national remembrance service for victims of the mosque attacks, at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 29, 2019. Edgar Su/Reuters
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand—Thousands stood in silence in a Christchurch park on Friday, March 29, as the names of 50 people shot dead in two mosques were read out at a national memorial service.

Dozens of representatives of governments from around the world joined New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the remembrance service in Hagley Park, near the Al Noor mosque where more than 40 of the victims were killed by a suspected white supremacist during Friday prayers on March 15.