His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took to Twitter to salute the empathy and support shown by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for the mosque attacks’ victims and their families.
“New Zealand today fell silent in honour of the mosque attacks’ martyrs. Thank you PM @jacindaardern and New Zealand for your sincere empathy and support that has won the respect of 1.5 billion Muslims after the terrorist attack that shook the Muslim community around the world,” tweeted His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid.
New Zealand today fell silent in honour of the mosque attacks' martyrs. Thank you PM @jacindaardern and New Zealand for your sincere empathy and support that has won the respect of 1.5 billion Muslims after the terrorist attack that shook the Muslim community around the world. pic.twitter.com/9LDvH0ybhD
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) March 22, 2019
The message of the Vice President came following the image of the New Zealand Prime Minister hugging one of the victims of the Christchurch attacks which was projected on the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, Friday evening, along with the word “peace.”
New Zealand marked one week since the attacks with two minutes of silence and a Muslim prayer to honor the shootings’ victims.