{"id":3608,"date":"2025-12-14T19:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:26:10","slug":"hero-who-wrestled-gun-from-bondi-shooter-named-as-ahmed-al-ahmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=3608","title":{"rendered":"‘Hero’ who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Watch: Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi shooter<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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A “hero” bystander who was filmed wrestling a gun from one of the Bondi Beach attackers has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed.<\/p>\n

Video verified by the BBC showed Mr Ahmed run at the gunman and seize his weapon, before turning the gun round on him, forcing his retreat. <\/p>\n

Mr Ahmed, a fruit shop owner and father of two, remains in hospital, where he has undergone surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand, his family told 7News Australia.<\/p>\n

Eleven people were killed<\/a> in the shooting on Sunday night, as more than 1,000 people attended an event to celebrate Hanukkah. The attack has since been declared by police as a terrorist incident targeting the Jewish community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Ahmed’s cousin, Mustafa, told 7News Australia: “Still he is in hospital and we don’t know exactly what is going on, the doctor says he is OK.<\/p>\n

“We hope he is OK, he is a hero, 100% he is a hero. He has two shots, one in his arm and one in his hand, he has had to have an operation.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Two gunmen are believed to have carried out the attack, with police investigating whether others were involved. One of the gunmen was killed, with a second in “critical condition,” police say.<\/p>\n

The footage of Mr Ahmed’s intervention has been shared widely online.<\/p>\n

It shows one of the gunmen standing behind a palm tree near a small pedestrian bridge, aiming and shooting his gun towards a target out of shot.<\/p>\n

Mr Ahmed, who was hiding behind a parked car, is seen leaping out at the attacker, who he tackles.<\/p>\n

He manages to wrestle the gun from the attacker, pushes him to the ground and points the gun towards him. The attacker retreats.<\/p>\n

He then lowers the weapon and raises one hand in the air, appearing to show police he was not one of the shooters.<\/p>\n

Nearby on the bridge, another gunman continues firing. It’s unclear who or what he is aiming at.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Ahmed managed to wrestle the gun from the attacker in the struggle <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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At a news conference late on Sunday, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns paid tribute to the bravery of Mr Ahmed, who was unnamed at the time.<\/p>\n

“That man is a genuine hero, and I’ve got no doubt there are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery.”<\/p>\n

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: “We have seen Australians today run towards danger in order to help others.<\/p>\n

“These Australians are heroes, and their bravery has saved lives.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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