Abdul Aziz saved lives by running at gunman in mosque

A man who was inside a Christchurch mosque when it was attacked has been hailed as a hero for confronting the gunman, chasing him off and preventing more deaths.

Abdul Aziz was in the Linwood mosque when the shooter opened fire during Friday prayers.

Aziz picked up the first thing he could find ‑ a credit card machine ‑ and ran outside screaming "Come here!"

Radio NZ reports the 48-year-old has been praised for saving many people inside by leading the gunman on a cat‑and‑mouse chase before scaring him into speeding away in his car.

But Mr Aziz, whose four sons and dozens of others remained in the mosque while he faced off with the gunman, said he thinks it is what anyone would have done.

[Source: Radio NZ]