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Ahmed Al-Ahmed Describes Disarming Bondi Beach Gunman in CBS Interview

Officials have labeled the Hanukkah shooting antisemitic.

Overview

  • Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in the Bondi Beach attack during Hanukkah in Sydney.
  • Al-Ahmed says he acted to stop further killing, recalling how he jumped on a gunman from behind and ordered him to drop the weapon.
  • He disarmed Sajid Akram, who later died, while the second suspect, his son Naveed Akram, remains in police custody.
  • Al-Ahmed suffered gunshot wounds to the shoulder and underwent multiple surgeries as he continues to recover.
  • Footage of the intervention was broadcast worldwide, and the Australian government expedited visas for his relatives as Interior Minister Tony Burke praised his bravery.