Mourners carry a victim of the shootings for burial at a Christchurch cemetery. Islamic tradition calls for bodies to be buried as soon as possible.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban Thursday on semi-automatic and automatic weapons like the ones used in the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 worshippers.
Linda Armstrong, 64, a third-generation New Zealander who converted to Islam in her 50s, was also buried, as were Hussein Mohamed Khalil Moustafa, 70; Matiullah Safi, 55; and Haji Mohammed Daoud Nabi.
Meanwhile, preparations were under way for a massive Friday prayer service to be led by the imam of one of the two New Zealand mosques where worshippers were killed.
Nick Perry, Juliet Williams and Kristen Gelineau are Associated Press writers.