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Naeem Rashi Mosque massacre hero who tried to wrestle gun from shooter as he killed worshippers

 Naeem Rashi Mosque massacre hero who tried to wrestle gun from shooter as he killed worshippers

Hero Naeem Rashid died in hospital after he tried to overpower Christchurch shooter on Friday afternoon 
Mr Rashid launched himself at the shooter in a bid to protect fellow worshippers before he was badly injured
In a tragic twist, his 21-year-old son Talha was also killed during the terrifying mass shooting at Christchurch 
An Australian right-wing terrorist live-streamed himself carrying out his attack at a mosque in New Zealand 
Man, identifying himself as Brenton Tarrant, 28, killed 41 at the Al Noor Mosque, in Christchurch at 1.30pm
Seven more people then died when a second mosque in nearby Linwood, also came under attack
Another person later died after being taken to hospital, bringing the death toll to 49 dead with 48 wounded 
Four people - who were not known to counter-terror authorities - were taken into custody for questioning 
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Naeem Rashid has died after he tried to wrestle the gun from the Christchurch shooter, as it's revealed his son was also a victim of the terror attack. 

Mr Rashid tried to overpower the gunman - 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant - during a 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 on Friday night.
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