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Ahmed al-Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi gunmen before being shot five times, says he knows his bravery saved many lives but is sad for those who were killed in the attack.<\/p>\n
In an interview with CBS News, Ahmed said he \u201cdidn\u2019t worry about anything\u201d except for the lives he could save as he disarmed Sajid Akram on 14 December. The act was caught on camera<\/a> and shared around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cMy target was just to take the gun from him, and to stop him from killing a human being\u2019s life and not killing innocent people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI know I saved lots, but I feel sorry for the lost.\u201d<\/p>\n Akram was shot dead by police during the attack on a Hanukah event where 15 people were killed. His son, Naveed Akram, was wounded by police, and he was later charged with 59 offences.<\/p>\n Footage from the attack shows Ahmed leaping from behind a parked car to grapple with Sajid Akram, whose gun was knocked to the ground in the struggle. Ahmed picked it up and pointed it at the gunman, who retreated to his son on a nearby footbridge.<\/p>\n \u201cI jumped in his back, hit him. I hold him with my right hand and start saying a word, you know, like to warn him, \u2018drop your gun, stop doing what you\u2019re doing\u2019,\u201d Ahmed told CBS of his struggle with the gunman.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd emotionally, I\u2019m doing something, which is I feel something, a power in my body, my brain \u2026 I don\u2019t want to see people killed in front of me, I don\u2019t want to hear his gun, I don\u2019t want to see people screaming and begging, asking for help, and that\u2019s my soul asking me to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n