‘Hero’ bystander tackles attacker at Australia Jewish festival shooting

Officials, societal media users hail bystander who disarms gunman arsenic a leader who perchance saves galore lives.

A bystander who has been filmed tackling and disarming an assailant during a shooting successful which astatine slightest 11 radical were killed astatine a Jewish vacation lawsuit successful Sydney, Australia, has been praised arsenic a leader whose actions whitethorn person saved lives.

Footage uploaded to societal media connected Sunday shows a antheral successful a car parkland moving up to a antheral holding a rifle. He past tackles the equipped man, wrestles the firearm distant from him and points the limb backmost astatine him.

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The video past shows the disarmed antheral losing his footing and backing distant towards a span wherever different shooter was located portion the bystander places the weapon down connected the ground.

One suspected attacker was killed and different was successful a captious information aft Sunday’s shooting portion constabulary said they were investigating whether a 3rd gunman was involved.

The footage of the bystander’s involution was shared wide connected societal media, and galore users praised the antheral for his bravery, saying his actions whitethorn person saved lives.

According to Australian media reports, the bystander was identified arsenic Ahmed al-Ahmed, a 43-year-old Sydney man.

Al Jazeera was incapable to instantly corroborate his identity.

A relative of al-Ahmed was cited arsenic telling the Australian outlet 7News that helium was changeable doubly during the incident.

“He’s successful infirmary and we don’t cognize precisely what’s going connected inside,” the antheral named Mustafa told the outlet.

“We bash anticipation helium volition beryllium fine. He’s a leader 100 per cent.”

Ahmed was owed to acquisition country tonight, helium said.

“Australian leader (random civilian) wrestles weapon disconnected attacker and disarms him. Some radical are brave and past immoderate radical are … immoderate this is,” 1 idiosyncratic said successful a station connected the X level that shared the video.

“This Australian antheral saved countless lives by stripping the weapon disconnected 1 of the terrorists astatine Bondi beach. HERO,” different said.

Chris Minns, the premier of New South Wales state, wherever Sydney is located, said it was the “most unbelievable country I’ve ever seen”.

“That antheral is simply a genuine hero, and I’ve got nary uncertainty that determination are many, galore radical live contiguous arsenic a effect of his bravery.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised the actions of Australians who had “run towards information successful bid to assistance others”.

“These Australians are heroes and their bravery has saved lives,” helium said astatine a quality conference.