Bangladesh cricketers narrowly dodge New Zealand mosque attack
Al JazeeraThe team was en route to pray at the Masjid Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch before a scheduled match against New Zealand. Bangladesh‘s national cricket team has narrowly dodged New Zealand‘s mosque attacks, which have killed at least 49 people. Members of the Bangladeshi team were en route to pray at the Masjid Al Noor Mosque before a scheduled test match against host team New Zealand, according to Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star. The team had been due to play a third test match against New Zealand on Saturday at the Hagley Oval Cricket Ground, which is close to the Masjid Al Noor Mosque. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the attacks on Friday would make it go down as one of the country’s “darkest days”, adding that the assault on the mosques appeared to be a well-planned “terrorist attack”.