Premier Jacinda Ardern says the victims would see justice.
The bodies of two victims from New Zealand's mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch's Memorial Park Cemetery on Wednesday - the first burials of the 50 victims. prays, were carried towards their freshly dug graves.
An area was set up for mourners to wash their hands ahead of the service, as is the tradition in Islam. Heavily armed police stood to watch with flowers tucked in their revolver holsters and attached to their high powered rifles. New Zealand's police chief said global intelligence agencies, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and those from Australia, Canada and Britain, were building up a profile of the alleged shooter.
As of Tuesday night, 21 victims had been identified, said police and their bodies would be released for burial. Final identifications should be completed by Wednesday night. "You cannot convict for murder without that cause of death. So this is a very comprehensive process that must be completed to the highest standard," he said.Many have had to undergo multiple surgeries due to complicated gunshot wounds. The gunman used semi-automatic AR-15 rifles, with large magazines, and a shotgun.Ardern, who has promised tough new gun laws which could ban semi-automatic weapons and make buying a gun harder, has said the victims would see justice.
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