Protesters hold symbolic funeral in Istanbul for New Zealand victims 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseHundreds of protesters held a symbolic funeral in Istanbul on Saturday to mourn the deaths of 49 people murdered in attacks on two New Zealand mosques. The crowds of mainly nationalist and Islamic groups unfurled banners that read “Muslims, stand tall!” and “Muslims, unite!” and conducted a short prayer service for the victims. “We are here to show Muslims are able to respond to them with a smart attitude,” he added. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday condemned the murders, saying that hostility towards Islam was spreading in Western countries “like cancer”.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 16, 2019 16:41 UTC