Man who tackled alleged Bondi gunman ‘couldn’t bear to see people dying’, cousin says
Family of Ahmed al-Ahmed say he ‘doesn’t discriminate’ and would have done anything to save lives during the attackVictims named so farWhat we know about the Bondi terror attackWhen Ahmed al-Ahmed tackled and wrested a gun from an alleged shooter at Bondi beach, he was simply thinking that he...
<p>Family of Ahmed al-Ahmed say he ‘doesn’t discriminate’ and would have done anything to save lives during the attack</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/15/what-we-know-about-the-victims-of-the-bondi-beach-terror-attack">Victims named so far</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/14/bondi-beach-attack-mass-shooting-what-we-know-so-far-sydney-nsw-australia">What we know about the Bondi terror attack</a></p></li></ul><p>When Ahmed al-Ahmed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/14/bystander-tackles-and-wrestles-gun-from-alleged-gunmen-during-bondi-beach-mass-shooting">tackled and wrested a gun</a> from an alleged shooter at Bondi beach, he was simply thinking that he “couldn’t bear to see people dying”, his cousin says.</p><p>Less than a day later, al-Ahmed remains in a critical but stable condition at St George hospital in Sydney. Since the attack, the 43-year-old father of two young girls has catapulted to international fame and been <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/14/bystander-tackles-and-wrestles-gun-from-alleged-gunmen-during-bondi-beach-mass-shooting">hailed as a hero</a> by the Australian prime minister, the New South Wales premier and the US president.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/15/man-who-tackled-alleged-bondi-gunman-couldnt-bear-to-see-people-dying-cousin-says-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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