US Edition'Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed
Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner, disarmed a gunman during the Bondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack that killed 16 and injured 40, police said.
- Video shows a bystander, Ahmed al Ahmed, wrestling a rifle from a gunman during the December 14 attack at Bondi Beach, which authorities classify as a terrorist incident.
- Authorities designated the December 14, 2025 attack a terrorist incident, saying the gunmen fired into a Jewish Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach amid a year of antisemitic attacks.
- He was shot twice with wounds to his arm and hand and required surgery, family reported Ahmed al Ahmed is a 43-year-old father of two daughters, aged three and six, and is stable after surgery at St George Hospital.
- Authorities reported the attack left 16 dead and 40 hospitalized; police shot dead Sajid Akram and detained Naveed Akram in critical condition, while explosives were found on Campbell Parade and 328 officers responded.
- Senior leaders including Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales, and Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, praised Mr Ahmed's bravery, while a GoFundMe campaign raised more than $200,000 and debate renewed over confronting attackers versus official safety guidance.
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From behind, he whirls at one of Sydney's attackers. Australia has a hero in all this horror, the parents are full of pride. Now more is known about his identity.
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Belfast TelegraphParents of man who tackled Bondi Beach terrorist hail ‘hero of Australia’
Ahmed al Ahmed is seen fighting one of the gunmen in a video shared widely on social media. The parents of a fruit shop owner who tackled one of the Bondi Beach terrorists have described him as a “hero of Australia”. Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, is seen fighting a gunman in a video shared widely on social media shortly after the attack during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Sunday. Australian police said a 54-year-old man and his 24-year-old son, named …
Who is Ahmed Al Ahmed? The story of Australia’s hero who disarmed Bondi Beach shooter
Ahmed Al Ahmed is hailed as a hero in Australia after he tackled one of the gunmen behind the Bondi Beach attack. The 43-year-old shop owner, who sustained gunshot wounds, is now in the hospital. Here is what we know about him
A fruit vendor beat one of those who threw on the people who celebrated Hanuka on Monday's Bondi beach and shot him on the trigger, considering the hero of many Australians and praised by...
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