A two minute-silence has been observed in New Zealand a week on from the terror attack at two mosques which killed 50 people.
The country's prime minister Jacinda Ardern joined mourners in a park opposite one of them in Christchurch.
“New Zealand mourns with you. We are one,” Ardern said.
In front of a crowd of an estimated 20,000 people, Imam Gamal Fouda said:
"Last Friday, I stood in this mosque, and saw hatred and rage in the eyes of the terrorist who killed and martyred 50 innocent people."
“We are broken-hearted but we are not broken. We are alive. We are together. We are determined to not let anyone divide us."
The call to prayer and subsequent silence was also broadcast on television and radio with thousands tuning in.
The cover of Christchurch’s main newspaper, @PressNewsroom, today: Salam, peace pic.twitter.com/idMrAb90Od
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) March 21, 2019
The first of the burials of victims began on Wednesday, with the 28 year old suspected white supremacist charged with murder.
He will reappear in court on April 5th.
