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NEW ZEALAND GOALKEEPER AMONG THOSE KILLED IN CHRISTCHURCH TERROR ATTACK

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BY DUNCAN MACKAY

New Zealand’s futsal goalkeeper Atta Elayyan was among the victims of the terrorist attack in Christchurch, it has been reported.

The 33-year-old player for the national and Canterbury men’s futsal teams was shot by the gunman as he prayed at a mosque in the city,

Elayyan, who was born in Kuwait, recently became a father and was a popular member of the Christchurch tech industry, it has been reported in New Zealand. 

The two mass shootings at mosques in the New Zealand city left 49 dead.

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