Christchurch Shootings: Survivor Tells How He Hid Under Dead Bodies
While the final casualty figures had not been confirmed when this edition went to press, New Zealand Police confirmed there were 49 people dead and multiple numbers in hospital with critical injuries.
Saturday 16 March 2019 | 09:15
Former Labasa man Shamir Khan (pictured here with wife Ruksaar) was one of the survivors of the deadly shootings that took place at two mosques in Christch- urch, New Zealand, on March 15, 2019. Photo: Shamir Khan / Facebook
A former Labasa man yesterday revealed how he hid under dead bodies dripping with blood to stay alive in the Christchurch mosque shooting. Shamir Khan, 25 and three other men from his family, were at the Al Noor Mosque, one of the two mosques attacked by gunmen.
The other one was Linwood Mosque.
While the final casualty figures had not been confirmed when this edition went to press, New Zealand Police confirmed there were 49 people dead and multiple numbers in hospital with critical injuries.
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Mr Khan, a father-of-two, said he was lucky to have survived.
“I laid down under four people, praying that I am not shot,” Mr Khan said.
He said his thoughts were on his wife, Ruksaar, and their two daughters.
Edited by Jonathan Bryce
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