Ahmed is recovering from surgery after being injured while tackling one of the shooters during an attack on a Jewish gathering in Australia, as he receives an outpouring of support for his actions.

SYDNEY — Australia’s prime minister visits Bondi Beach shooting hero Ahmed al Ahmed in the hospital, lauding his efforts to help stop the nation’s deadliest gun attack in decades. A father and son killed 15 people at Bondi Beach on Sunday, targeting a Jewish festival that marked the start of Hanukkah.

Ahmed El Ahmad, the man who grabbed one of the Bondi Beach shooters during a devastating terror attack in Australia on the first night of Hanukkah, is being celebrated as a hero on social media. A 15-second video surfaced Sunday that shows Ahmad running out from behind parked cars and grabbing one of the shooters from behind.

A man who was filmed tackling and disarming an armed attacker during a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday has been hailed as a hero and widely praised, with authorities and world leaders crediting his actions with potentially saving lives.

Authorities said two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach.

Ahmed Al Ahmed, a Sydney shop owner, intervened during a Bondi Beach shooting, saving strangers. International leaders recognise his bravery and donations support his recovery.

A bystander who tackled and disarmed a gunman during a terror attack on a Hanukkah event in Sydney is named as Ahmed al Ahmed. Dramatic footage showed the 43-year-old fruit store owner wrestling the weapon from one of the two gunmen.