As Australia mourns the victims of the massacre at Bondi Beach in Sydney, local media outlets searched for the hero seen in video footage struggling with one of the attackers and pulling the weapon from his hands. Australian news network 7NEWS reported that the hero is a Bondi Beach stall owner named Ahmad Al-Ahmad.
A family member of the hero who risked his life to snatch the weapon from one of the gunmen spoke and revealed he was shot twice. In a conversation with Australian news network 7NEWS outside the hospital, Mostafa revealed that his cousin, 43-year-old Ahmad Al-Ahmad, is the one who likely saved many lives when he fought with the shooter.
Ahmad was shot twice during the struggle and is scheduled to undergo surgery Saturday night. Mostafa said his cousin, a father of two who owns a fruit shop in Sutherland, had no experience with firearms but simply acted when he decided to intervene. "He is in the hospital, and we don't know exactly what is happening inside. We hope he will be okay. He is a hero 100%," Mostafa said.
