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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.

THE Bondi Beach hero who tackled a shooter and took his gun has spoken out from his hospital bed. Ahmed Al-Ahmed, 43, was hit by five bullets as he wrestled one of the shooters, disarming him.

The Bondi hero who wrestled the firearm off a gunman has a long recovery ahead. Syrian-born Ahmed al-Ahmed has catapulted to international fame for intervening during the terror attack that killed 15 and injured more than 40.

The parents of Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the gunmen involved in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah event on Australia's Bondi Beach, are speaking out about their son's bravery. Ahmed, 43,

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited Ahmed al-Ahmed in hospital, praising the bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers as “the best of our country”.

New details have emerged about Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who confronted a gunman during the deadly Bondi Beach attack. Shot multiple times while disarming one of the attackers, the 44-year-old father of two is recovering in hospital in severe pain.

Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43‑year‑old tobacco‑store owner, tackled a Bondi gunman, was shot twice and is now recovering; early reports mistakenly called him a fruit seller.