‘Astounding’: The World Gushes Over Heroic Man Who Disarmed Australian Hanukkah Shooter
The world is uniting to marvel at the heroism of a man who disarmed one of the perpetrators of Sunday evening’s heinous attack on a group of Jews celebrating the first night of Hanukkah on Australia’s Bondi Beach.
The man — identified by Australia’s 7NEWS as Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner — can be seen sneaking around a car to take one of the shooters by surprise from behind in a widely circulated video of the attack. Ahmed subsequently wrestled the shooter’s weapon away from him. According to reports, Ahmed himself was reportedly shot himself and is receiving treatment.
Around the world, observers were taken aback by and gushed over Ahmed’s courage:
Australian authorities say that 11 people were murdered by the attackers. One gunman was killed during the attack, and another is reportedly in critical condition.
