Thousands of people have gathered at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia to paddle out into the water to hold a minute’s silence for the victims killed during Sunday’s attack.<\/p>\n
Trent Knox, organiser of Friday morning’s paddle-out, has been part of the Bondi community and a member of the North Bondi Surf Club since he was little.<\/p>\n
He told ABC News Breakfast the local community is a huge part of his life and being able to share a morning with everyone today was very important.<\/p>\n
“The idea was just to get everyone out to try and form a circle, host a minute’s silence. I think it’s an opportunity for people to let go and, if they need to cry or need to scream, need to yell, I guess allow the last week to pass through.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know what the official count was, but I’d say it was probably in excess of 2000 people. I’ve never seen anything like it in Bondi, and I’m not sure I ever will again.”<\/p>\n
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