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Christopher Havard studied and prayed at the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, one of the two targeted mosques in the March 15 terrorist attacks. He was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen.
Newshub, a New Zealand news agency, reported in 2014 that Havard's parents believed he had been radicalized at the Al Noor mosque.
The article states that Havard was known at the mosque as Saleem Khattab, and that mosque president Mohamed Jama described him as a "normal man."
ABC News Australia also covered the story in 2014, reporting that Al Noor Imam Hisham El Zeiny had worked alongside Havard, describing him as a "good Muslim… He was very well-balanced, very cooperative and helpful."
The ABC news article continues:
"Mr El Zeiny says the mosque was not a place of radical teaching.
'We are spending most of our time trying to lessen the effect of what the Americans are doing,' he said.
He says many Muslims are angry about US drone strikes which target alleged Islamic militants in Yemen but also kill innocent civilians.
'It's a very hard situation but actually the Americans are radicalising people,' he said.
Mr El Zeiny believes Havard must have been training with militants in Yemen."
Interestingly, articles regarding Havard are disappearing from the internet, though links to the articles are still appearing in Google searches. An example, which is presently the top result for the query 'Christopher Havard Al Noor': www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/10310496/A-Kiwi-lads-death-by-drone
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Christopher Havard studied and prayed at the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, one of the two targeted mosques in the March 15 terrorist attacks. He was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen.
Newshub, a New Zealand news agency, reported in 2014 that Havard's parents believed he had been radicalized at the Al Noor mosque.
(Link: https://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/christchurch-mosque-linked-to-alqaida-suspect-2014060417)
The article states that Havard was known at the mosque as Saleem Khattab, and that mosque president Mohamed Jama described him as a "normal man."
ABC News Australia also covered the story in 2014, reporting that Al Noor Imam Hisham El Zeiny had worked alongside Havard, describing him as a "good Muslim… He was very well-balanced, very cooperative and helpful."
The ABC news article continues:
"Mr El Zeiny says the mosque was not a place of radical teaching.
'We are spending most of our time trying to lessen the effect of what the Americans are doing,' he said.
He says many Muslims are angry about US drone strikes which target alleged Islamic militants in Yemen but also kill innocent civilians.
'It's a very hard situation but actually the Americans are radicalising people,' he said.
Mr El Zeiny believes Havard must have been training with militants in Yemen."
(Link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-04/preacher-denies-australian-killed-in-yemen-was-radicalised-in-nz/5500604)
Interestingly, articles regarding Havard are disappearing from the internet, though links to the articles are still appearing in Google searches. An example, which is presently the top result for the query 'Christopher Havard Al Noor': www.stuff.co.nz/world/middle-east/10310496/A-Kiwi-lads-death-by-drone