New Zealand to observe Muslim call to prayer on Friday

People across New Zealand will hear the Muslim call to prayer at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, a week after 50 people were killed in a pair of mosque shootings, according to The Associated Press. 

The prayer will be followed by two minutes of silence, according to the AP.

{mosads}Thousands of people, including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will reportedly gather in a park near the Al Noor mosque where at least 42 people were killed. Local media will reportedly broadcast the event. 

The suspected shooter, who has been arrested, reportedly posted a white supremacist and Islamophobic manifesto before allegedly massacring the worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand. 

New Zealand has banned semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles in response to the attack.