Alleged gunman tackled during Bondi beach shooting \u2013 video<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/gu-island><\/figure>\n
Ahmed would probably soon be able to be discharged as he continued to improve, Kahil said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe looks happier \u2026 He\u2019s a humble person and he\u2019s a shy person as well,\u201d Kahil said.<\/p>\n
Ahmed, a tobacco shop owner from Sydney\u2019s south, had been getting coffee with his cousin in Bondi when Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed, allegedly opened fire, killing 15.<\/p>\n
Mobile phone footage shows Ahmed creeping towards Sajid Akram behind cars before tackling him, pulling the rifle from his hands and pointing it at him, then laying the weapon against a tree. Subsequent gunshots left five bullets in Ahmed\u2019s left arm and shoulder.<\/p>\n
The media director for the Australians for Syria Association, Lubaba Alhmidi AlKahil, said Ahmed\u2019s left arm was not expected to regain normal function for at least six months due to his injured nerves.<\/p>\n
He was not likely to soon reopen his Sutherland shop, where hundreds of people have left notes and flowers paying tribute. Instead, he would rest and recover and spend time with family, AlKahil said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe needs to get rest, he needs to spend time with his family, he has been away from his wife and daughters for a long time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Family members have watched over Ahmed as he has recovered and been visited by well-wishers and dignitaries.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said that a lot of people from the government, from different backgrounds, different religions, different ethnicities, visited him and congratulated him,\u201d AlKahil said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s very happy, he feels very peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\nMohamed Fateh al-Ahmed, the father of Bondi shooting hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed, attends the vigil for victims and survivors of the Bondi massacre.<\/span> Photograph: Dean Lewins\/EPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVisitors have included the prime minister, the NSW premier, the Australian governor general, passing on personal thanks from King Charles and more recently David Ossip, the president of NSW\u2019s Jewish Board of Deputies.<\/p>\n
Ossip praised Ahmed\u2019s \u201cunbelievable bravery\u201d at Sunday\u2019s vigil for the victims of the terror attack, attended by his father, Mohamed Fateh al-Ahmed, who embraced members of the Jewish community and received a standing ovation.<\/p>\n
He and his wife, Malakeh Hasan al-Ahmed, have been visiting from Syria for the past three months and Ahmed\u2019s former migration lawyer, Sam Issa, had called for them to be granted Australian citizenship so they did not have to return. The government was yet to accept that suggestion, Issa said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
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Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed presented with $2.5m cheque in hospital \u2013 video<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/gu-island><\/figure>\n
The prime minister on Wednesday announced a new honours list for heroes of Bondi and AlKahil said she expected Ahmed\u2019s efforts to be recognised.<\/p>\n
Australians and sympathisers worldwide donated $2.5m to the shopkeeper via GoFundMe to support his recovery. Presented with the novelty cheque<\/a>, Ahmed asked: \u201cI deserve it?\u201d<\/p>\nAlKahil said the fame and recognition along with the injuries would change Ahmed\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow he is a very famous person,\u201d she said. \u201cHe has a fortune. He needs to think a lot about what is next step in his life while they surround him with all love and care they can.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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