Londoners gather in Trafalgar Square to honour victims of New Zealand terror attacks one week on

1/20
Bonnie Christian21 March 2019

Londoners gathered for a moving vigil in Trafalgar Square tonight for a vigil to the victims of the New Zealand terror attack.

Crowds gathered with candles and held signs that read “Muslims against hatred”, “love will win, terror will lose” and “stop the voices of hate.”

The vigil for peace was organised by anti-terrorism campaign #TurnToLove and held a week on from the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch which left 50 people dead.

The youngest victim was three-year-old Mucab Ibrahim.

Tributes to the victims of the New Zealand terror attack
AFP/Getty Images

Dozens more were injured.

The High Commissioner of New Zealand Sir Jerry Mateparae attended the vigil alongside members of the Faiths Forum and London’s New Zealand and Muslim communities.

A vigil in Trafalgar Square for the Christchurch terror victims
AFP/Getty Images

He thanked the British community for their support.

"An attack on one of our communities is an attack on all of us,” he said.

Candles lit in honour of the Christchurch terror attack victims
AFP/Getty Images

A message from Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel was read out.

She said: "What happened last Friday will never define us…what has happened since, the outpouring of love, that's what defines us.

"Our Muslim community does not stand alone…We all stand together."

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT