Parents of Man Who Wrestled Gun From Sydney Shooter Call Son a ‘Hero’

Footage of Ahmed al Ahmed disarming one of the gunmen went viral on social media on Dec. 14.
Parents of Man Who Wrestled Gun From Sydney Shooter Call Son a ‘Hero’
Flowers at the scene of the shooting in Bondi Beach, Sydney, on Dec. 15, 2025. Cindy Li/The Epoch Times
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The parents of a man who wrestled a gun from one of the attackers during the mass shooting terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia, called their son a “hero” on Dec. 15.

Ahmed al Ahmed, a shop owner in his 40s, was identified as the man who charged the gunman from behind, seizing his weapon and knocking him to the ground, before training the weapon on the shooter, on the afternoon of Dec. 14.

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