Cairo, March15, 2019, SPA -- Al-Azhar's Sheikhdom condemned the terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries. Al-Azhar warned in a statement today that the attack is a serious indicator of the consequences of the escalation of hatred speech, xenophobia and the spread of Islamophobia in many European countries, stressing the need not to tolerate the currents and racist groups committing such acts. --SPA 15:49 LOCAL TIME 12:49 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w1065097