"In the first full day of opening since a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Australia's famed Bondi Beach on Sunday, thousands of people returned to the waterfront Friday to commemorate the losses and try to heal through a sense of community. In a hastily organized event, people gathered shoulder to shoulder on Bondi's pristine crescent of sand and then formed an enormous circle in the ocean in an expression of solidarity among Sydney's residents and support for the Jewish community."
"With questions emerging about whether Australian Jews were sufficiently protected from the threat of attack, and fears of a backlash against Muslims, armed police officers stood guard outside synagogues and mosques in Sydney on Friday. Strangers embraced and wept during the morning commemoration. Some people stood in prayer near fluttering remains of crime scene tape and the shoes abandoned as people fled the horror of the shooting."
Thousands of people returned to Bondi Beach to commemorate 15 people killed in an antisemitic mass shooting and to seek healing through communal solidarity. Attendees organized a circle in the ocean and held a minute's silence for the dead, the wounded and rescuers. Armed police guarded synagogues and mosques amid concerns about protection for Australian Jews and fears of backlash against Muslims. Strangers embraced, wept and prayed near crime-scene remnants and abandoned shoes left by those who fled. Daily beach life began resuming with joggers, dog-walkers and surfers returning to the sand and boardwalk.
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