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Bondi Terror Attack Hero Says He Just Wanted to ‘Stop’ Gunman
Ahmed al Ahmed, wounded after disarming a gunman in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack that killed 15, says his sole aim was to save lives amid antisemitic terror.
- On December 14, a mass shooting at Archer Park in Bondi Beach killed 15 people during a Hanukkah gathering of more than 1,000 attendees, in one of Australia's deadliest modern mass shootings.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack was motivated by ISIS and antisemitism, with Sajid Akram, 50, shot dead at the scene and his son Naveed Akram facing 59 charges.
- Ahmed al Ahmed sprang at one attacker and wrestled the rifle away, footage shows; he was shot five times and underwent multiple operations, suffering lasting nerve damage and bullets lodged in his shoulder.
- A GoFundMe campaign for Al Ahmed reached 2.5 million Australian dollars, drawing tens of thousands of donors, and co-organiser Zachery Dereniowski presented the cheque at his hospital bedside.
- The Australian government announced plans for a special honour, with leaders including Governor-General Sam Mostyn and New South Wales Premier Chris Minns visiting Al Ahmed in hospital, and Dennis Richardson leading a review of responses to December 14.
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Man who disarmed Bondi shooter says his soul 'asked him' to do it
In his first public comments given in an interview to CBS, al Ahmed described the moments he disarmed one of the shooters, saying he didn't consider shooting the gunman. 'I don't think I am the one who can take life of people'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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'I didn't think to shoot'
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