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Prince William speaks at Christchurch mosque

As part of his visit to New Zealand, Prince William has given a speech at the Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch where 42 people were killed in March's shootings.

Joined by Imam Gamal Fouda and New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, the prince called the attacks at two mosques in the city an ‘unspeakable act of hate’, expressing that he had come to New Zealand to ‘help you show the world that he [the gunman] failed’.

Praising the people of New Zealand for their response to the attacks, the Duke of Cambridge said a ‘terrorist attempted to sow division and hatred in a place that stands for togetherness and selflessness’.

William also hailed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has attracted global praise since the attacks, for showing ‘extraordinary leadership of compassion and resolve’ in the wake of the shootings.

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