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Name release 3: Christchurch terror attacks

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Police are now in the position to formally release the names of further victims identified following Friday’s terror attack. They were: 

Name:                              Ahmed Gamal Eldin Mohamed ABDEL GHANY
Gender:                            Male
Date of birth:                    21 September 1950
Citizenship:                      Egypt & New Zealand
Location of death:            Masjid Al Noor Mosque, Deans Ave, Christchurch

Name:                              Ali Mah’d Abdullah ELMADANI
Gender:                            Male
Date of birth:                   4 March 1953
Citizenship:                      Jordan & New Zealand
Location of death:            Masjid Al Noor Mosque, Deans Ave, Christchurch    

Name:                              Abdukadir ELMI
Gender:                            Male
Date of birth:                   11 May 1953
Citizenship:                     New Zealand
Location of death:           Masjid Al Noor Mosque, Deans Ave, Christchurch    

Name:                             Abdelfattah QASEM
Gender:                           Male
Date of birth:                  24 December 1958
Citizenship:                     Jordan & New Zealand
Location of death:           Masjid Al Noor Mosque, Deans Ave, Christchurch

Name:                             Osama Adnan Yousef ABUKWAIK
Gender:                           Male
Date of birth:                  30 November 1981
Citizenship:                    Palestine
Location of death:          Masjid Al Noor Mosque, Deans Ave, Christchurch

Name:                            Muhammad Suhail SHAHID
Gender:                         Male   
Date of birth:                6 January 1983    
Citizenship:                  Pakistan   
Location of death:        Masjid Al Noor Mosque, Deans Ave, Christchurch     

Name:                          Ansi KARIPPAKULAM ALIBAVA
Gender:                        Female
Date of birth:               19 June 1993
Citizenship:                  India
Location of death:        Masjid Al Noor Mosque, Deans Ave, Christchurch    

Our deepest sympathies and thoughts go out to the family and friends of all the victims as they come to terms with the tragic loss of their loved ones.

Further names will be released when all necessary notifications have been made. 

ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre