Two awarded top bravery honour in New Zealand mosque attack

Abdul Aziz is one of two Muslim worshippers who separately charged toward a gunman to try and stop his massacre (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Two Muslim worshippers who separately charged towards a gunman to try and stop his massacre have each been awarded New Zealand’s highest honour for civilian bravery.

Both men are credited with helping save others in the 2019 attack at two Christchurch mosques in which 51 people were killed.