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Kit Roberts
As Australia mourns the deaths of 11 civilians killed on Bondi Beach, one extraordinary moment in the horrifying attack has gone viral online.
Members of the Jewish community had gathered on the beach in a suburb of Sydney to mark the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, when at least two alleged shooters began firing.
Since the attack, 12 people have been confirmed to have been killed, including one of the alleged shooters.
One moment has gone viral, video footage showing a man successfully disarming one of the alleged shooters, potentially saving dozens of lives.
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It's a moment which has stuck out in a horrifying incident, which police are now describing as a terrorist attack.
Many people have been left anxious to know about who the man is, as well as his condition.
The man has been named as 43-year-old father-of-two and fruit shop owner Ahmed Al Ahmed.
Al Ahmed has been hailed as a hero by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns, who called him a 'genuine hero' and said the footage was 'the most unbelievable scene I’ve ever seen'.
He added: “There are many, many people alive tonight as a result of his bravery."
How did Al Ahmed manage to disarm one of the alleged shooters?
The shocking and extraordinary footage shows Al Ahmed using a car as cover as he sneaks up on one of the suspected shooters, before rushing at the shooter and grabbing him from behind, wrapping his arm around the shooter's neck.
A tense struggle followed as the pair wrestled over the firearm that the alleged shooter was carrying, and it has since been confirmed that the hero was shot twice.
But despite that, after a gut-wrenching few seconds, Al Ahmed was able to wrestle the gun away from the alleged shooter's hands, with them then falling to the ground before walking away.
The camera then pans around to show the other alleged shooter standing on a bridge discharging rounds towards where they had been struggling.
Al Ahmed's cousin has since spoken to 7NEWS Australia and revealed that he has two bullet wounds, one in his hand and one in his arm.
He is currently in hospital, where he is reportedly recovering well.
Al Ahmed's cousin added that Al Ahmed has no prior experience of owning or handling a gun.
The attack has been met with condemnation by leaders around the world.