It was then that Wahabzadah said he returned to the mosque to

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah was praying with his four children at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch Friday when the gunfire started.

Friday is the canada goose factory outlet busiest day of the week for mosques around the world, when Muslims convene for Friday prayers. canada goose outlet in usa Wahabzadah Canada Goose Coats On Sale told CNN canada goose black friday sale he ran outside as soon as he heard the shots, grabbing a credit card reader along the way. He confronted a man in «army clothes» armed with guns and a camera.

The credit card reader hit the shooter, who then canada goose outlet toronto factory ran back to the parking lot and began firing at Wahabzadah. The shooter dropped the first gun which Wahabzadah described as a shotgun and started shooting with the second. The gunman couldn’t get a good angle on Wahabzadah, he said, because Wahabzadah was ducking between cars and a fence.

Thinking the shooter was going to a car to canadian goose jacket get more weapons, Wahabzadah said he picked up the dropped gun, ran after the man and tried to pull the trigger, but realized the gun was empty.

«When he sees me. chasing with a gun, he sat in his car,» Wahabzadah said. «And I just got the canada goose outlet nyc gun and throw it on his window like an arrow and blast his window. And he thought probably I shot him or something and. he drove canada goose outlet off.»

Wahabzadah didn’t stop there. He said he continued chasing the shooter, who did canada goose coats a U turn and raced off. It was then that Wahabzadah said he returned to the mosque to discover the scope of the violence.

Seven people died at the Linwood mosque. Another 41 died at the Al Noor Mosque. In total, 50 people died as a result of the two mass shootings Friday.

Latef Alabi, the imam at Linwood, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that were it not for Wahabzadah’s actions, the death toll would have been higher.

‘God saved everyone’

The shooter wasidentified as Brenton Tarrant, canada goose clearance sale 28, of Australia. He has been charged with one count of murder and will face additional charges, according to New Zealand police. He has been remanded to the High Court to reappear April 5.

«I promise you I wasn’t frightened or anything,» official canada goose outlet Wahabzadah said, adding that canada goose outlet black friday he was prepared to give his life for those he loved. canada goose https://www.thebookstop.biz jacket buy canada goose jacket cheap outlet «I was doing my job. If anyone was there in that situation [they] would do the same thing cheap canada goose as I did.»

Wahabzadah said people at the mosque praised canada goose outlet him for his actions.

«I got canada goose outlet online to be honest cheap Canada Goose with you, it wasn’t me, it was God that saved everybody. God saved everyone,» he said.

Originally from Afghanistan, Wahabzadah said has been living in New goose outlet canada Zealand for more canada goose uk black friday than 2 canada goose factory sale years. Prior to the move, he said he was living in Australia for 27 years as a refugee.