Donations cross $1.1 million for Bondi Beach ‘hero’ Ahmed al Ahmed who disarmed shooter
– Donations have poured in from across Australia for a man who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, with the total now crossing $1.1 million ($744,000), Reuters reported.The funds have surged as he recovers in hospital after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds. Track Bondi Beach shooting latest updates Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, a Muslim father of two, had taken cover behind parked cars before charging at one of the gunmen from behind.
He managed to seize the attacker’s rifle and knock him to the ground, an act that authorities say prevented further loss of life. Australian police said on Monday that the attack was carried out by a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son at a Jewish celebration on Sunday afternoon. Fifteen people were killed in what authorities have described as the country’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.Meanwhile, a GoFundMe campaign set up to support Ahmed has raised more than A$1.1 million within a single day, the Reuters report added.
