New Zealand attack hero tells of dramatic moment he grabbed shooter's gun and chased terrorist to save lives in mosque

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New Zealand attack hero tells of moment he grabbed shooter's gun and chased terrorist to save lives in mosque

At least one gunman opened fire at two mosques in New Zealand - and live-streamed the slaughter on Facebook

"I went in the back and when I was running in the back I saw another dead body there and a gun was lying there, and I just grabbed the gun... I saw more shots coming through the mosque, and I started screaming 'I'm outside, come outside'." has been charged with one count of murder in the slayings and a judge said Saturday that it was reasonable to assume more charges would follow.Latef Alabi, the Linwood mosque's acting imam, said the death toll would have been far higher at the Linwood mosque if it wasn't for Aziz.

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