New Zealand’s Christchurch Mosque shooting victims call on Dr Mahathir

Mahathir talking with the terrorist attack victims (Twitter)

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad received a courtesy call by two victims of the random shooting incident in Christchurch, New Zealand at his office in Perdana Putra, Putrajaya.

Through the Prime Minister’s official Twitter and Facebook postings, the victims, Rahimi Ahmad and Mohd Nazril Hisham Omar were present with their family members, Malaysian news agency Bernama reported.

“In the meeting, both victims shared their feelings of not being vindictive over the incident and were grateful to the support given by the people and government of New Zealand. In fact, they see the people in the country showing interest in understanding and learning Islam,” according to the postings attached with four pictures of the meeting.

Rahimi and Mohd Nazril Hisham were among three Malaysians injured in the random shooting incident on Friday March 15.

Another injured victim, Mohd Tarmizi Shuib lost his son Muhammad Haziq, 17.

Muhammad Haziq was among 50 people killed in a random shooting by a man, a follower of white supremacy ideology, in Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch.