US EditionBondi Beach Shooting Victims Tried to Stop Gunman, Dashcam Footage Shows
Boris and Sofia Gurman tried to disarm a gunman before the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack left 15 dead and 38 injured, the deadliest mass shooting in Australia since 1996.
- On Tuesday, dramatic dashcam footage emerged showing two bystanders trying to disarm a suspected gunman as shooters opened fire at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Campbell Parade.
- Evidence shows an ISIS flag on the suspects' car, and authorities identified Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, linking the attack to ISIS inspiration.
- From verified dashcam angles, Boris and Sofia Gurman grapple with the attacker, with Boris briefly seizing a weapon, footage first posted on Chinese social platforms.
- Police later shot dead Sajid Akram while his son Naveed remains hospitalised under guard, and bystander Ahmed al‑Ahmed was wounded tackling a shooter and has had more than $1.3 million raised for his recovery.
- Officials say this is the deadliest attack since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, prompting scrutiny of the NSW Premier and Police Commissioner and calls from Australian government and opposition figures for action on antisemitism.
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Couple Bravely Confronted Shooter—and Were First to Die
The bystander shot multiple times after wrestling a weapon from a gunman in Australia wasn't the only victim whose heroism was on display. Dashcam video from Sunday's Bondi Beach attack shows an older couple confronting a gunman and seizing his weapon moments before they were fatally shot, according to Australian...
The two of them had managed to get his rifle, but the man pulls out a second weapon and shoots him.
Video - Among the victims of the Bondi bombing, Boris and Sophia Gurman, a couple who died trying to arrest a shooter at the beginning of the terrorist attack in Sydney on 14 December.
Instead of celebrating the couple's 35th wedding anniversary, relatives are now forced to mourn Boris and Sofia Gurman - the first victims of the terrorist attack on...
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