Overview
- In a CBS interview airing Monday, Ahmed al Ahmed recounts leaping from cover to tackle and disarm Sajid Akram, saying his “target was just to take the gun and stop him.”
- He was shot multiple times in the shoulder and arm, treated at St George Hospital, and has since been discharged.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns visited him in hospital, and the government has moved to create a special honours list for responders.
- Authorities say the Dec. 14 attack targeted a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi’s Archer Park, leaving 15 dead and dozens injured in an antisemitic terrorist incident.
- Police say Sajid Akram was killed by officers and his son Naveed remains in custody facing 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and a terrorism charge.