Ahmed Al Ahmed has recounted disarming one of two gunmen during an attack on a Jewish community celebrating Hanukah at Bondi Beach in Sydney in December last year. The incident resulted in the deaths of 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl, with many more wounded. A 16th victim has since died in hospital, almost a year after the attack.
Mr Al Ahmed described hearing loud cracks, initially thinking they were fireworks, before realising they were gunshots. He hid between cars with his cousin amidst heavy shooting and screaming. He then saw a man with a rifle firing from a footbridge and another gunman appear nearby.
He ran at the second gunman, hitting him and wrestling the gun away. A bystander's video reportedly shows Mr Al Ahmed disarming the gunman in under 10 seconds. After the gunman stumbled away, Mr Al Ahmed put the weapon down, but was then shot by the gunman on the footbridge.
Three other individuals – Boris and Sofia Gurman, and Reuven Morrison – who also attempted to tackle the gunmen during the attack, were shot and killed.