SYDNEY — Hundreds remained on Bondi Beach long after the sun had set Tuesday. Many stood silently beneath the waning moon, police helicopters whirring overhead. Some laid bouquets of flowers, which local stores were giving out for free. All were there to pay tribute to the 15 people killed at a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday.

Sajid Akram had "limited" contact with his family in Hyderabad since moving to Australia 27 years ago, a police official said.

Australia's federal police commissioner has confirmed that a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State group.

Fashion designer Pip Edwards shared her account of getting caught in the Dec. 14 shooting in Sydney in an Instagram post on Monday, Dec. 15.

While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed as a hero after disarming one of the gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a couple and another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for their heroic efforts to save those around them.

Oscar Piastri shared a heartfelt message after the tragic Bondi Beach shooting, offering prayers to victims and praising emergency services.

After the tragic Bondi Beach shooting in Australia, a Muslim stranger approached Rabbi Leivy with a kind message in Atlanta on Hanukkah.