Bondi Beach hero tackles gunman in insane footage after Sydney rocked by terror

Man tackles alleged gunman at Bondi Beach

A hero dad-of-two has been caught on camera bravely tackling a gunman after shooters opened fire at a Jewish event in Sydney, Australia. Revellers had been enjoying a happy evening of celebration at the world famous Bondi Beach close to the city when at least two gunmen got out of a car and started shooting.

In an incredible piece of video shared on social media, one of the suspected gunmen can be seen firing shots before he is approached by a man who hides behind parked cars to get close. In an instant the man then leaps on the gunman and wrestles with the attacker before he manages to disarm him and turn the weapon on the terror suspect.

Wearing just jeans and a white T-shirt, the hero, who has been named by his family as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, manages to place the large gun by a tree as the terrorist can be seen walking away from him. The camera then pans to another shooter who is still firing from a bridge seemingly towards Mr al-Ahmed. His family said he was undergoing surgery after suffering two gunshot wounds.

7News reports a cousin of Mr Ahmed told the channel he was undergoing surgery. He said: "He’s in hospital and we don’t know exactly what’s going on inside.

“We do hope he will be fine. He’s a hero 100 per cent."

A hero bystander was filmed tackling one of the gunmen (Image: X)

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns the man who tackled the gunman was "a genuine hero". He told a press conference the footage of the incident was "the most unbelievable scene I've ever seen", adding: "A man walking up to a gunman who had fired on the community and single-handedly disarming him, putting his own life at risk to save the lives of countless other people."

A Jewish Hanukkah celebration had started in park when the shooting began. It has since been confirmed the event targeted in the attack. Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah, is an eight-day festival of light.

Two people have since been arrested. Police confirmed 12 people were killed in the mass shooting, including one of the shooters and 11 victims. Police said 29 people were also injured, including multiple police officers responding to the incident. A second shooter is among the injured, and is in custody.

Ambulance crews have taken 29 patients to hospital and treated multiple patients at the scene in Sydney, according to a spokeswoman for New South Wales Ambulance. She said: "We were called to the scene around 6.45pm to reports of multiple people shot at Bondi Beach. "We have got more than 40 resources

At least 12 people have been killed and 29 injured in a terrorist attack targeting a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australian police have said. Two individuals armed with guns opened fire on a crowd in the Archer Park area of Bondi Beach at 6.47pm local time on Sunday, New South Wales Police said.

The hero who tackled the crazed gunman in Sydney (Image: X)

Malcolm Lanyon, the commissioner of New South Wales Police said 29 people have been transported to various hospitals around the Sydney area, including two police officers.

"The condition of those officers and the others transported are serious, but there is a range of conditions," Mr Lanyon said.

"Our thoughts, prayers and love go to all the families and all of those that were involved tonight.

"We know that there were many people there to celebrate a happy occasion, the celebration of Hanukkah, and there was well over a thousand people there when this took place.

"As a result of the circumstances of the incident tonight, at 9.36pm this evening, I declared this to be a terrorist incident."

Armed police at the scene in Bondi Beach, Australia (Image: Getty )