A heroic father chased accused Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant away from a mosque and smashed his car window - bringing an end to the gunman's killing spree.
Abdul Aziz, 48, is being hailed a hero for preventing more deaths at the Linwood mosque after scaring the alleged killer into his car.
But Aziz, whose four sons remained in the mosque while he faced off Tarrant, said he thinks it is what anyone would have done.
Abdul Aziz, 48, is being hailed a hero for preventing more deaths at the Linwood mosque after he chased alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant into his car where he drove away
At least 49 people were killed after Tarrant allegedly attacked two mosques in the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand's modern history.
The Australian is believed to have killed 41 people at the Al Noor mosque before driving about three miles across town to attack the Linwood mosque - where seven people were killed and one later died in hospital.
White supremacist Tarrant, 28, has been charged with one count of murder in the slayings and a judge said it was reasonable to assume more charges would follow.
Aziz said he ran outside screaming in a bid to distract the attacker.
The father left his four sons in the mosque as he ran after the terrorist who is believed to have already killed 41 people at the Al Noor mosque across town
He said the gunman ran back to his car to get another gun, so he threw the credit card machine at him.
He said he could hear his two youngest sons, 11 and five, urging him to come back inside.
The gunman returned firing but Aziz said he ran past parked cars which prevented the gunman from shooting him.
Aziz spotted a gun the attacker had dropped and picked it up.
He pointed it and squeezed the trigger but it was empty.
He said the gunman ran back to the car for a second time to grab another weapon.
'He gets into his car and I just got the gun and threw it on his window like an arrow and blasted his window,' he said.
'The windshield shattered, that's why he got scared.'
He said the gunman was cursing at him, yelling that he was going to kill them all.
But he drove away and Aziz said he chased the car down the street to a red light before it made a U-turn and sped away.
Online videos indicate police officers managed to force the car from the road and drag out the suspect soon after.
Aziz, originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, said he left as a refugee when he was a boy and lived for more than 25 years in Australia before moving to New Zealand a couple of years ago.
The have-a-go hero, originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, said he went on to autopilot and believes Allah did not think it was his time to die
'I've been to a lot of countries and this is one of the beautiful ones,' he said.
He added that he always thought it was a peaceful one.
Aziz said he didn't feel fear or much of anything when facing the gunman.
He said it was like he was on autopilot and he believes that Allah did not think it was his time to die.
Latef Alabi, the Linwood mosque's acting imam, said the death toll would have been far higher at the Linwood mosque if it wasn't for Aziz.
Alabi said he heard a voice outside the mosque at about 1.55pm and stopped the prayer he was leading and looked out the window.
He saw a man in black military-style gear and a helmet holding a large gun and assumed it was a police officer.
But he saw two bodies and heard the gunman yelling obscenities.
'I realised this is something else. This is a killer,' he said.
He yelled at the congregation of more than 80 people to get down but they hesitated and a shot was fired.
It caused a window to shatter and a body fell and people began to realise it was an attack.
Alabi said: 'Then this brother came over. He (Aziz) went after him, and he managed to overpower him, and that's how we were saved.
'Otherwise, if he managed to come into the mosque, then we would all probably be gone.'
It comes after another hero emerged yesterday.
Naeem Rashid died after trying to wrestle a gun from the shooter.
It was later revealed his son was also a victim of the terror attack.
Mr Rashid tried to overpower the gunman during the mass shooting at Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch on Friday afternoon.
The hero was left badly wounded after he launched himself at the shooter in a bid to protect fellow worshippers.
He was rushed to hospital following the attack, but died late Friday night.
The mosque massacre hero Naeem Rashid has died after he tried to wrestle the gun from the Christchuch shooter during the Friday afternoon attack
Mr Rashid tried to overpower the shooter - identified as 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant - during a mass shooting at Al Noor mosque at Christchurch, which was live-streamed - a second attack also happened at Linwood Masjid mosque
Mr Rashid was left badly wounded after he launched himself at the shooter in a bid to protect fellow worshippers (pictured, Brenton Tarrant)
Mr Rashid was quickly rushed to hospital following the Friday afternoon attack, but died later that night (pictured, mourners lay flowers following the terrifying mass shooting)
Mr Rashid was from Abbottabad, a city in Pakistan, where he worked with a private bank before he moved to Christchurch to work as a teacher.
Mr Rashid's 21-year-old son, Talha, also lost his life during the mass shooting.
Dr Khursheed Alam confirmed to ARY News that his brother Mr Rashid and nephew Talha had been killed in the attack.
Pakistan's High Commission in Wellington earlier confirmed that four Pakistani men were wounded and five others missing.
A survivor also told how another man tackled the gunman and stole one of his weapons.
Meanwhile witness Syed Mazharuddin said he also saw a second hero - believed to be Mr Aziz - at the Linwood Masjid mosque, the second to be attacked.
Mr Mazharuddin said he saw the shooter wearing protective gear and firing wildly before a young man attempted to tackle the gunman.
'He saw an opportunity and pounced and took his gun,' he told The NZ Herald.
The young hero took the gun out of the shooter's hands and attempted to defend people in the mosque but couldn't figure out how to use the weapon, he said.
'The hero tried to chase and he couldn't find the trigger in the gun... he ran behind him but there were people waiting for him in the car and he fled,' Mr Mazharuddin added.
Mr Mazharuddin said he tried to take cover when he noticed the gunman come in through the main entrance door where 60 to 70 people were praying. He said the gunman then opened fire on elderly people who were praying inside the mosque and he witnessed one of his friends die in the brazen attack after they were shot in the chest and head.
On Saturday Australian-born Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, faced Christchurch District Court charged with one count of murder.
He smirked in the dock and then made a white power gesture with his hand.
Syed Mazharuddin (pictured) was praying on Friday at the Linwood Masjid mosque in Christchurch when he heard gunshots right in front of him, then saw a man jump up and seize the attacker's gun
Tarrant (pictured as a child in his late father's arms) used the video and manifesto to outline his racist views before carrying out the massacre, which was the worst mass-shooting in New Zealand's history
Police Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed on Twitter that the death toll stands at 49, with 42 injured.
Brenton allegedly stormed the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the country's South Island during Friday prayers about 1.30pm, opening fire with a semi-automatic shotgun and a rifle on about 100 defenceless worshippers.
The attack was broadcast in horrifying, live video - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern later confirmed in a press conference five firearms were used in the attack. It followed the publication of a 73-page manifesto in which Tarrant laid out his racist, anti-immigrant views.
'It is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist attack,' Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, noting that many of the victims could be migrants or refugees.
She pronounced it 'one of New Zealand's darkest days.'
The attack shocked people across the nation of 5 million people, a country that has relatively loose gun laws but is so peaceful even police officers rarely carry firearms.
Police arrested and charged one man aged 'in his late 20s' with murder. He is expected to face court Saturday. Pictured is an image of Tarrant that was posted to Facebook by a Pakistani hotel-owner, which appears to show Tarrant in the country
Witnesses reported hearing 50 shots and police are responding to the incident at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the country's South Island. Pictured is a still from a live-stream of the shooting
A man wearing military fatigues (pictured) was arrested outside Papanui High School
At least one gunman has opened fire at a mosque in New Zealand , shooting at children and killing dozens of people
Witnesses reported hearing 50 shots and police are responding to the incident at Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the country's South Island
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