Two men awarded New Zealand's top bravery honour for saving lives during white supremacist's terrorist attacks on mosques
Mosque shooting survivor Abdul Aziz is held aloft as he thanks supporters outside the Christchurch High Court after the sentencing hearing for Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, in Christchurch, New Zealand on August 27, 2020
TWO MUSLIM worshippers who at different times charged toward a white supremacist terrorist to try and stop his massacre were each awarded New Zealand’s highest honour for civilian bravery today.
Both men are credited with helping save others in the 2019 attack at two Christchurch mosques, in which 51 people were killed.
One of the men awarded the New Zealand Cross, Dr Naeem Rashid, was killed when he tried to tackle gunman Brenton Tarrant, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole last year.
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