Shots rang out. I hid behind a car. Then I wrestled the gun from the Bondi beach shooter
Last year, two men opened fire on a Jewish community in Sydney – and Ahmed Al Ahmed risked his life to disarm one of them. The man’s accomplice then shot him five times. He describes what he was thinking in those fateful moments, and what happened next When he heard the loud cracks, one after another, Ahmed Al Ahmed’s first thought was that they were fireworks. But he was confused – it was still…
On December last year, Ahmed Al Ahmed risked his life to disarm one of the two gunmen who opened fire on a Jewish community celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi beach in Sydney. Initially mistaking the gunfire for fireworks, Al Ahmed and his cousin quickly hid between two cars when they heard the loud cracks. In those harrowing moments, Al Ahmed could hear the shooting and people screaming, feeling the weight of his own heart pounding and rapid breathing.
As the shooting continued, Al Ahmed finally saw a man dressed in black firing from a footbridge about 50 meters away. As he stood up, quiet and quickly, he managed to wrestle the gun from the gunman's hand, putting an end to the violent attack.
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