Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an event for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah were a couple who tried to thwart the attack, and others who died shielding friends and family,

Police intercepted two vehicles in a Sydney suburb based on "information received that a violent act was possibly being planned."

When shots ran out at a Hanukkah celebration on Australia's Bondi Beach, Arsen Ostrovsky said he thought it could've been balloons popping.

Mourners on Thursday laid to rest the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney: 10-year-old Matilda, who had been enjoying the Hanukkah festivities with her family when the gunmen opened fire.

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Hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday for the funeral of 10-year-old Matilda, who was the youngest victim of this weekend's mass shooting.

Declared a terror attack by police, it is the deadliest in Australian history. Dozens were injured and 15 people - including a 10-year-old girl - were killed by the two gunmen, who police say were inspired by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).

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