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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the Christchurch mosque gunman.
"He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety - that is why you will never hear me mention his name," Ms Ardern said in an emotional address at New Zealand's parliament.
Last Friday's shootings at two mosques left 50 people dead and dozens wounded.
Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a self-described white supremacist, has been charged with murder.
The prime minister addressed a special meeting on Tuesday, opening her speech by using the Arabic greeting "Al-Salaam Alaikum", which in English means "peace be upon you".
She said: "I implore you, speak the names of those who were lost rather than the name of the man who took them. He is a terrorist. He is a criminal. He is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless."
Ms Ardern assured MPs that the attacker would "face the full force of the law". She encouraged New Zealanders to acknowledge the grief of the Muslim community this Friday - which is the Muslim day of worship and will mark one week since the shooting.
Ms Ardern has already announced that the nation's gun laws will be reformed and that the details would be presented within days, reports BBC.