CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Muslims and non-Muslims cheered and sang together outside a New Zealand court on Thursday as the white supremacist who unleashed carnage at two mosques was jailed for life, with one survivor saying he will be able to sleep at night again.

"What we have seen today is the justice that we hoped [for]," said Gamal Fouda, imam of Christchurch's Al Noor mosque, as well-wishers handed flowers to the survivors and bereaved family members emerging from the Christchurch High Court.

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