SYDNEY: Australians hailed on Sunday a “hero” whose daring struggle with a gunman may have saved many lives during the country’s worst mass shooting in years.
Following the shooting on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, footage emerged on social media of a man grabbing one of the gunmen as he fired on civilians.
The man then wrestles the gun out of the attacker’s hand, before pointing the weapon at the assailant who backs away.
Local outlet 7News identified him as 43-year-old Ahmed Al-Ahmed, a fruit seller, and reported he had suffered two gunshot wounds.
The outlet spoke to a man called Mustapha who said he was his cousin.
“He’s in hospital and we don’t know exactly what’s going on inside,” he said.
“We do hope he will be fine. He’s a hero 100 percent,” he said.
Online, Ahmed was feted for his bravery and lifesaving quick thinking.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also hailed him and others as “heroes.”
Authorities said the gunmen killed 11 and wounded many more in what police described as a “terrorist” attack targeting the Jewish community.
Australia hails ‘hero’ who stopped gunman in his tracks
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Australia hails ‘hero’ who stopped gunman in his tracks
- Local outlet 7News identified him as 43-year-old Ahmed Al-Ahmed, a fruit seller, and reported he had suffered two gunshot wounds
Russia will examine Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ invite: Putin
- Invites were sent to dozens of world leaders with a request for $1 billion for a permanent seat on the board
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia would study US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace.”
“The Russian foreign ministry has been charged with studying the documents that were sent to us and to consult on the topic with our strategic partners,” Putin said during a televised government meeting. “It is only after that we’ll be able to reply to the invitation.”
He said that Russia could pay the billion dollars being asked for permanent membership “from the Russian assets frozen under the previous American administration.”
He added that the assets could also be used “to reconstruct the territories damaged by the hostilities, after the conclusion of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.”
Invites were sent to dozens of world leaders with a request for $1 billion for a permanent seat on the board.
Although originally meant to oversee Gaza’s rebuilding, the board’s charter does not seem to limit its role to the Palestinian coastal enclave and appears to want to rival the United Nations, drawing the ire of some US allies including France.
