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Heroic Bystander Ahmed Al Ahmed Critically Injured After Disarming Gunman in Bondi Beach Attack
Dec 15, 2025 09:08 pm CST
Syrian-born Ahmed Al Ahmed remains in critical condition after heroically disarming a gunman during a Hanukkah celebration attack at Bondi Beach. Despite suffering multiple gunshot wounds that may cost him his left arm, Ahmed says he would take the same action again to save innocent lives. Over $570,000 has been raised to support the father of two, who became an Australian citizen in 2022.
Ahmed Al Ahmed: The Heroic Civilian Who Disarmed Gunman During Deadly Sydney Bondi Beach Attack
Dec 15, 2025 11:55 am CST
A 43-year-old fruit vendor named Ahmed Al Ahmed is being celebrated as a hero after courageously disarming one of the gunmen during the deadly terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach. Despite sustaining two gunshot wounds, Ahmed's quick intervention likely saved numerous lives in what authorities have declared a terrorist incident targeting the Jewish community, which claimed at least 15 lives and left 29 injured.