Colombo, March 19 -- National Unity Alliance (NUA) and Western Province Governor M Azath S. Salley said he was shocked and dismayed over the brutal massacre of worshippers at the Christchurch Mosque in New Zealand on Friday.

The Governor said he was deeply saddened that the shooting incident which resulted in 49 worshipers killed and 50 more worshiper wounded, out of them 34 remain hospitalized in the Christchurch Hospital and the latest reports revealed that 12 of them are in critical condition. The victims are from more than 13 countries throughout the globe, he added.

While condemning the atrocious killing by a terrorist racist, Salley said that he sincerely hoped that the government takes appropriate action not only to punish all th...