New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Islamic State on Thursday broke its silence over the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney that left 15 dead and at least 40 injured.

In an article published on the group's Telegram channel, IS wrote that the killing of over a dozen people at a Jewish gathering in Sydney was a "source of pride", but did not explicitly claim responsibility for the attack, as per a report by Reuters.

Earlier, it had been reported that black flags associated with the Islamic State had been found at the scene of the shooting.

The Bondi Beach shooting of 14 December, one of the worst mass shootings in Australia's history, was labelled a terror attack by authorities.

Initially, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had said there app...