Islamic law calls for bodies to be cleansed and buried as soon as possible after death, usually within 24 hours. But two days after the terrorist attack, relatives remained unsure when they will be able to do so.
New Zealanders lay floral tributes on Sunday at a makeshift memorial to the victims of the mosque massacre last week.Anguished relatives anxiously waited Sunday for authorities to release the remains of those who were killed in massacres at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, while police announced the death toll from the racist attacks had risen to 50.
Police said they had released a preliminary list of the victims to families, which has helped give closure to some relatives who were waiting for any news. Ardern said the gunman had sent the manifesto to her office email about nine minutes before the attacks, although she hadn’t gotten the email directly herself. She said her office was one of about 30 recipients and had forwarded the email to parliamentary security within a couple of minutes of receiving it.Bush said at a news conference Sunday that they found another body at Al Noor mosque as they finished removing the victims, bringing the number of people killed there to 42.
Still, it was hard, he said, because the grieving process wouldn’t really begin until he could bury his cousin.
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