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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — It was back to school for the children of Christchurch, three days after a gunman opened fire on two mosques in the small New Zealand city.

On Friday they had been in lockdown, hiding under their desks for hours with blinds drawn, their teachers trying to keep them calm.

Over the weekend they learned what had happened, through social media and TV news: 50 people had died, and 31 were being treated in hospital in a city with a population of under 400,000.

On Monday the children returned to school. Then they gathered in their thousands.

As school ended, students made their way to a vigil at Hagley Park near the Al Noor mosque, where 42 people were murdered.

Bearing candles, flowers, and paper chains, Christchurch's students described morning assemblies to address the shooting, extra counselling at school, and students and teachers alike who could not concentrate on class.
Source: https://www.saeedhub.us/christchurch-students-hold-vigil-outside-mosque/

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