US EditionBondi Terror Attack Hero Says He Just Wanted to ‘Stop’ Gunman
Ahmed al Ahmed was shot multiple times after disarming a gunman in a deadly attack that killed 15 at a Hanukkah event, raising A$2.5 million in donations.
- On December 14 at Archer Park at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Ahmed al Ahmed leapt onto alleged gunman Sajid Akram, wrenched a pump-action shotgun away, and was wounded while intervening.
- Ahmed al Ahmed, who migrated to Australia in 2006, grew up near Al Nayrab, Idlib, and was trained in the Syrian military, his uncle told the ABC.
- A GoFundMe campaign raised 2.5 million Australian dollars for al Ahmed from over 40,000 donors including Amy Schumer and Bill Ackman, with a cheque presented at his hospital bed by co-organiser Zachery Dereniowski.
- Before Christmas, Australia announced an award for civilians confronting `the worst of evil`, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, `This Christmas is a different one because of the anti-terror and the terrorist attack motivated by Isis and antisemitism.`
- Calls for an inquiry have intensified as families of the December 14 victims demand a royal commission and reviews examine links between ASIO investigations and the father’s legal gun purchases.
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He disarmed a perpetrator and was seriously injured himself: with his courageous intervention in the attack on Bondi Beach, Ahmed al-Ahmed became a hero. In an interview, he spoke about this for the first time.
Australia Shooting Hero Explains Why He Acted
The Sydney shopkeeper who tackled a gunman during the Bondi Beach mass shooting says he acted on instinct, driven by a simple goal: stop more people from being killed. In an interview with CBS News , Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-born father of two, described grabbing 50-year-old Sajid Akram from behind...
Bondi Gunman Takedown: Hero Speaks Out for First Time in CBS News Interview
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In his first interview since the Dec. 14 attack, Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed recalled the moment he ran toward one of the attackers and wrestled the gun from him, saying in an interview published Monday on CBS News that he wanted to protect “innocent people.” Join our WhatsApp group […]
He disarmed an attacker in the Bondi Beach massacre and was injured himself. Ahmed al-Ahmed now speaks publicly about his intervention. Survivors, however, demand measures against anti-Semitism.
Officials said Ahmed al Ahmed, the shop owner, saved countless lives.
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