"During the deadly shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, a bystander was filmed tackling and disarming one of the attackers. The man, identified as 43-year-old fruit-shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed, has been hailed as a hero. On Tuesday, Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, said al-Ahmed's actions were an example of Australians coming together. Ahmed al-Ahmed took the gun off that perpetrator at great risk to himself and suffered serious injury as a result of that."
"Al-Ahmed, 43, owns a fruit shop in another area of Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Monday. In video footage from the scene of the shooting, al-Ahmed can be seen disarming one of the attackers. He grabs the attacker from behind, twists him around and disarms him. He then lifts the gun and points it at the attacker, who has fallen to the ground. The attacker gets up and backs away, eventually leaving the scene."
A GoFundMe page has been launched for Ahmed al-Ahmed after he tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers. The attack occurred during a Hanukkah gathering, leaving 15 dead and at least 42 wounded. Authorities identified two suspects, a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son; police killed the father during the incident. Al-Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit-shop owner and Australian Muslim originally from al-Nayrab near Idlib in Syria, intervened at great personal risk and sustained serious injuries. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised al-Ahmed's actions as an example of Australians coming together.
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