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Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:12 AM Dec 16

'It was a matter of conscience': Ahmed al-Ahmed's family reveal why he risked his life to disarm alleged Bondi shooter [View all]

"When Ahmed al-Ahmed tackled and wrested a gun from an alleged shooter at Bondi Beach, he was simply thinking he 'couldn’t bear to see people dying,' his cousin says."

"Less than a day later, Ahmed remains in a critical but stable condition at St George hospital in Sydney...He has also been hailed as a hero by the Australian prime minister...Anthony Albanese singled out Ahmed at a press conference on Monday, paying tribute to his actions as 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, and is currently going through operations today in hospital,' Albanese said."

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/15/man-who-tackled-alleged-bondi-gunman-couldnt-bear-to-see-people-dying-cousin-says-ntwnfb

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