{"id":5425,"date":"2025-12-14T19:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5425"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:34:47","slug":"hero-bystander-tackles-attacker-at-australia-jewish-festival-shooting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5425","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hero\u2019 bystander tackles attacker at Australia Jewish festival shooting | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Officials, social media users hail bystander, identified by Australian media as Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed gunman.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 14 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">14 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A bystander who has been filmed tackling and disarming an assailant during a shooting in which at least 11 people were killed at a Jewish holiday event in Sydney, Australia, has been praised as a hero whose actions may have saved lives.<\/p>\n<p>Footage uploaded to social media on Sunday shows a man in a car park running up to a man holding a rifle. He then tackles the armed man, wrestles the rifle away from him and points the weapon back at him.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The video then shows the disarmed man losing his footing and backing away towards a bridge where another shooter was located while the bystander places the gun down on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>One suspected attacker was killed and another was in a critical condition after Sunday\u2019s shooting while police said they were investigating whether a third gunman was involved.<\/p>\n<p>The footage of the bystander\u2019s intervention was shared widely on social media, and many users praised the man for his bravery, saying his actions may have saved lives.<\/p>\n<p>According to Australian media reports, the bystander was identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, a 43-year-old Sydney man.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera was unable to immediately confirm his identity.<\/p>\n<p>A cousin of al Ahmed was quoted as telling the Australian television news service 7News that he was shot twice during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s in hospital, and we don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s going on inside,\u201d the man named Mustafa told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do hope he will be fine. He\u2019s a hero 100 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al Ahmed was due to undergo surgery on Sunday night, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustralian hero (random civilian) wrestles gun off attacker and disarms him. Some people are brave and then some people are \u2026 whatever this is,\u201d one person said in a post on the X platform that shared the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Australian man saved countless lives by stripping the gun off one of the terrorists at Bondi beach. HERO,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales state, where Sydney is located, said it was the \u201cmost unbelievable scene I\u2019ve ever seen\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat man is a genuine hero, and I\u2019ve got no doubt that there are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised the actions of Australians who had \u201crun towards danger in order to help others\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese Australians are heroes and their bravery has saved lives,\u201d he said at a news conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials, social media users hail bystander, identified by Australian media as Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed gunman. 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