Chased after the terrorist - is hailed as a hero

"The terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand"

"Chased after the terrorist - is hailed as a hero"

"Abdul Aziz, 48, is hailed in New Zealand in order to have prevented that several people were killed by the terrorist Brenton Tarrant."

"Aziz threw first a card reader at Tarrant, and then took up one of his weapons."

"He threw the weapon on the terroristens car."

"– the Windshield cracked, it was because he was scared and went in the way, " says Aziz to the Daily Mail. "

"Brenton Tarrant, 28, is suspected of murdering 50 people in Christchurch, New Zealand. First shot he killed over 40 people in the mosque of Al Noor. Then he drove to a mosque in the district of Linwood where he murdered several people."

"But much more could have been killed in the Linwood, if it were not for 48-year-old Abdul Aziz."

"He hailed now as a hero, after having been frightened in the way Brenton Tarrant from the site."

"Aziz tells the Daily Mail that he saw the terrorist go back to his car to retrieve a new weapon. He ran after and then threw a card at him."

"the 48-year-old Aziz was in the mosque with their four sons. The two youngest, five and eleven years old, cried out that he would come back, " he says."

"After the terrorist hit by the card reader, he opened fire on Aziz, who was hiding behind the parked cars. In the same moment he saw another weapon, with empty magazine, which was lying in the street."

"He pointed it at Tarrant, but the weapon clicked. In the same moment turned to Tarrant and returned once again to his car. Likely to retrieve another weapon."

"Then threw Aziz rifle he found ”a spear”."

"– the Windshield cracked, it was because he was scared and went in the way, " says Aziz to the Daily Mail."

"He says that Brenton Tarrant swore and shouted that he would kill them all. Then left the terrorist, did a u-turn at a red light and drove off."

"He was later arrested after police prejat his car off the road."

"Aziz tells the Daily Mail that he has not felt any fear when he gave the armed man."

"Latef Alabi is an imam in the mosque in Linwood. He says to the Daily Mail that the far more likely would have been killed if it were not for Abdul Aziz."

" He (Aziz, eds. note.) ran after him. It was why we were saved, " says Alabi."