'Insyallah, you're in paradise': Rugby star Sonny Bill in tearful tribute to Christchurch shooting victims


CHRISTCHURCH (AFP): Tearful rugby star Sonny Bill Williams said he hoped the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre were in "paradise" in an emotional video tribute on Friday (March 15).

The devout Muslim, wearing a skull cap, wiped away tears several times in the brief footage which he filmed sitting in a car.

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