Brave bystander tackles and disarms gunman on Bondi Beach
Sydney — A bystander who wrestled a weapon from a gunman during the Bondi Beach shooting is being hailed as a “genuine hero,” as Australia reels from its worst mass shooting in years.
Video posted on social media shows a man grabbing one of the gunmen as he fires on civilians, grappling with him and wrenching the firearm free before briefly pointing it back as the attacker retreats. Local broadcaster 7News identified the bystander as Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, a fruit seller, and reported he suffered two gunshot wounds during the…