US EditionA Community in Mourning: Heroes Emerge Amidst Tragedy at Bondi Beach
Ahmed al Ahmed, shot while stopping a mass shooting that killed 15, has inspired over A$2 million in donations for his medical care, earning pride in his Syrian hometown.
- On Sunday, Ahmed Al Ahmed intervened at a Bondi Hanukkah gathering, wresting a gun from an assailant as footage shows and stopping the attack while the attackers killed 15 people.
- Ahmed Al Ahmed left Al Nayrab, Idlib province, Syria in 2007 to seek work in Australia, later running a fruit shop; relatives say his Syrian military training helped him handle weapons, Wahid said.
- Al Nayrab, a town of about 6,500 residents, has greeted the news with pride despite wartime damage, with Abdul Rahman al-Mohammed saying, 'We are proud of what Ahmed, the son of our village, did... his act was heroic and no one else could have done it.'
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ahmed Al Ahmed in a Sydney hospital, where he is undergoing surgery for multiple gunshot wounds, and an online fundraiser has raised more than A$2 million for his care.
- Across Syria and beyond, people hailed Ahmed Al Ahmed's bravery, praising his act for saving dozens and boosting pride in the Arab world and Al Nayrab residents.
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More names released as stories of heroism emerge from Bondi Beach terror attack
At least three victims confronted the gunmen; a 14-year-old shielded younger children. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News More names among the 15 victims of Sunday’s Bondi Beach terror attack have been released as accounts of heroism by both survivors and those killed continued to emerge. Boris Tetleroyd attended the outdoor Chanukah by the Sea event with his son. Tetleroyd was killed his son was seriously wounded and remains hospitalized. Ed…
A Community in Mourning: Heroes Emerge Amidst Tragedy at Bondi Beach
The Bondi Beach shooting during a Hanukkah event in Australia left 15 dead, including heroes who tried to stop the attack. The victims, aged 10 to 87, exemplified bravery, courage, and selflessness, while 21 survivors remain hospitalized. The community remembers the victims for their bold actions and services.
Bondi Beach hero a source of pride in Syrian hometown
Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed, who put his life on the line by wresting a gun from an attacker in Australia's deadly mass shooting, has become a source of pride for his hometown in Syria. "His act is a source of pride for us and for Syria," Ahmed's uncle Mohammed, a farmer, told AFP in the town of Al-Nayrab. Ahmed, a fruit seller and father of two children, emigrated to Australia from Syria in 2007, 60-year-old Mohammed said. On Sunday, 44-yea…
The shooters, a man from Pakistan and his son, are said to have become known as the "Islamic State." The fact that they did not kill more people is due to the courage of a native Syrian.
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