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All six people who died in Saturday's attack were much-loved members of the community. Among them were a young mother, a security guard working his first shift, and a local surf lifesaver. The victims have been remembered by family, friends, and colleagues who've shared their shock and grief.

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00:00 Innocent and unsuspecting. Sydney mother Ashley Good was shopping with her nine-month-old
00:08 baby when she was killed.
00:10 It is incomprehensible that such a beautiful family has been so aggressively affected by
00:16 the events that occurred in Sydney yesterday. This is every family's worst nightmare. Right
00:22 now it's the country's worst nightmare.
00:24 Faraz Tahir was killed trying to protect others. The 30-year-old from Pakistan had been in
00:31 Australia for just over a year. It was his first day as a security guard at Bondi Junction.
00:37 Tonight, friends gathered at a vigil near the site.
00:41 He was a lovely guy. He was very helpful all the time. He was working very hard and studying
00:46 very hard in order to have a better future in Australia.
00:50 The community is in touch with the Pakistan Consul-General.
00:54 In the line of duty, he lost his life and we call him martyred and we appreciate his
01:02 role to stop further damage.
01:05 Six people were killed in the attack, all but one of them women.
01:09 The Kill Care Life Saving Club on Sydney's northern beaches has issued a tribute to one
01:14 of the victims, Dawn Singleton, offering sincere condolences to club patron John Singleton
01:20 and the whole family.
01:22 Another victim, 47-year-old Jade Young, was a member of the Bronte Surf Life Saving Club,
01:28 which has cancelled an event this evening, acknowledging the difficult time for the community,
01:33 encouraging members to speak to your GP to assist you in processing this tragedy.
01:39 Police have also released the name of 55-year-old woman, Pekriya Darchia, a Sydney artist and
01:45 designer.
01:46 There may be some time before we can identify all of the victims because some family members
01:52 do not reside in Australia.
01:54 A painstaking process that's only just beginning.
01:57 For more information, please visit www.fema.gov.au/killsafe/killsafe.
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