{"id":35748,"date":"2025-12-17T01:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35748"},"modified":"2025-12-17T01:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:47:44","slug":"bondi-beach-hero-breaks-his-silence-and-shares-sad-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=35748","title":{"rendered":"Bondi Beach hero breaks his silence and shares sad update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ahmed Al-Ahmed managed to disarm one of the alleged shooters during this weekend\u2019s terror attack in Sydney \u2014 and has rightfully been hailed as a hero worldwide.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Now, a heartbreaking update has emerged about the Bondi Beach hero.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A simple tobacconist turned global hero. This is the story of Ahmed al-Ahmed, and it\u2019s capturing the world\u2019s attention right now.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old father of two, who courageously<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/news\/over-1-3-million-raised-for-hero-who-tackled-gunman-during-bondi-beach-terror-attack\/\">\u00a0tackled one<\/a>\u00a0of the gunmen during Sunday\u2019s horrific Hanukkah mass shooting at Bondi Beach, is currently recovering in a Sydney hospital after being shot five times.<\/p>\n<p>Jaw-dropping footage circulated online shows him creeping behind parked cars along Campbell Parade before ambushing gunman Sajid Akram from behind, wrestling the rifle from his hands, and pointing it away without firing.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, a second bystander threw an object at the disarmed shooter, but tragically, Al-Ahmed was shot by the second alleged gunman, Akram\u2019s 24-year-old son, Naveed, positioned on a nearby footbridge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2000201288009826322&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fbondi-beach-hero-breaks-his-silence-and-shares-sad-update%2F&amp;sessionId=674333e4a74ef092448641c3322d2d961b257d1b&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2000201288009826322\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Syrian-born Ahmed\u2019s life-saving actions drawn global admiration, but the pain and trauma are starting to take a heavy toll. Initial reports stated he had been shot twice, but new details have now emerged.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-al-ahmed-s-injuries-are-severe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Al-Ahmed\u2019s injuries are severe<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Al-Ahmed\u2019s injuries are far more serious than initially reported. He was shot in the shoulder, arm, and hand and has undergone multiple surgeries, with at least one bullet still lodged in his back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage, he says he has no feeling in his arm,\u201d his former migration lawyer Sam Issa told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1839331937\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-b359d6e6e37b806c9a707418c5a0e479\" class=\"newsner-b359d6e6e37b806c9a707418c5a0e479 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m no medical doctor, but he said to me that it seems like one of the bullets may have hit a nerve. The pain has started to take a toll on him. He\u2019s not well at all. He\u2019s riddled with bullets. Our hero is struggling at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are growing fears he could lose his arm due to nerve damage. Yet from his hospital bed, Al-Ahmed sent a message of faith and hope:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough Allah, I went through a very difficult phase, only Allah knows it. I ask my mother, the apple of my eye, to pray for me. Pray for me, my mother. God willing, it will be a minor injury,\u201d he told TRT World in Arabic.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-hero-s-courage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A hero\u2019s courage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before confronting the gunman, Al-Ahmed warned his cousin of the danger:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said: \u2018I\u2019m going to die \u2013 please see my family and tell them that I went down to save people\u2019s lives,\u2019\u201d Jozay Alkanj told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/hero-bystander-tackles-gunman-in-incredible-footage-20251214-p5nnlb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His cousin Mustafa al-Assad said Al-Ahmed couldn\u2019t stand by: \u201cWhen he saw this scene, people dying of gunfire, he told me, \u2018I couldn\u2019t bear this. God gave me strength. I believe I\u2019m going to stop this person killing people.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ahmed\u2019s father, Muhammad Fateh al-Ahmed, highlighted his son\u2019s lifelong instinct to protect others: \u201cMy son is a hero. He served with the police and in the central security forces, and he has the impulse to protect people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His mother, Malakeh Hasan al-Ahmed, was overwhelmed upon realizing her son was the man in the viral video:<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1109326616\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-8e90a9afb18b99c6f96ebc00ce063c50\" class=\"newsner-8e90a9afb18b99c6f96ebc00ce063c50 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud that my son was helping people. He saved lives, souls. God would not harm him because he was a do-gooder,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-182572 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16113323\/chris1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"542\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/16113323\/chris1.png\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns, visiting Ahmed (Facebook\/Chris Minns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe saw they were dying and people were losing their lives, and when that guy ran out of ammo, he took it from him, but he was hit. We pray that God saves him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ahmed moved to Australia over a decade ago on a student visa and was granted citizenship in 2022. He now runs a tobacconist and convenience store in Sutherland and is known locally as a devoted family man.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the horror, Al-Ahmed\u2019s bravery has inspired millions. \u201cWhen he did what he did, he wasn\u2019t thinking about the background of the people he\u2019s saving,\u201d his father said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t discriminate between one nationality and another. Especially here in Australia, there\u2019s no difference between one citizen and another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also praised those who ran toward danger: \u201cAustralians who ran towards danger in order to help others are heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NSW Premier Chris Minns called Al-Ahmed a \u201cgenuine hero\u201d who undoubtedly saved lives, while US President Donald Trump added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Australia, as you\u2019ve probably read, there\u2019s been a very, very brave person who went and attacked frontally one of the shooters. He saved a lot of lives, a very brave person who is right now in the hospital, pretty seriously wounded. I have great respect for the man who did that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2000532409742160337&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fnews%2Fbondi-beach-hero-breaks-his-silence-and-shares-sad-update%2F&amp;sessionId=674333e4a74ef092448641c3322d2d961b257d1b&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2000532409742160337\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Al-Ahmed\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/zbcjn-support-the-hero-who-disarmed-a-bondi-attacker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GoFundMe campaign<\/a>\u00a0has now raised over $2 million, including a $100,000 donation from billionaire Bill Ackman. The funds will support his recovery and help care for his young daughters, aged six and seven, as their father fights to heal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-192106364\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-0597e664b1d1da76c1330a8f1adecb2a\" class=\"newsner-0597e664b1d1da76c1330a8f1adecb2a newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>The Hanukkah by the Sea tragedy on December 14 in Sydney claimed the lives of fifteen innocent people, including a 10-year-old girl. Authorities have described it as the deadliest attack in Australia since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, leaving a nation in mourning.<\/p>\n<p>The surviving suspected terrorist, 24-year-old shooter Naveed Akram, has now awakened from a coma after being shot by police. NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has confirmed that Akram will face charges once he is medically cleared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmed Al-Ahmed managed to disarm one of the alleged shooters during this weekend\u2019s terror attack in Sydney \u2014 and has rightfully been hailed as a hero worldwide. Now, a heartbreaking update has emerged about the Bondi Beach hero. A simple tobacconist turned global hero. 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