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The Bondi hero awake and recovering in hospital after saving countless lives
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father of 2 - unbelievable, each time I'm losing faith in humanity, hero like him returns it :)
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His GoFundMe has cracked $1M+
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u/silver-moon-7 Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 16 '25 •
It's at 1.2 mil right now with over 20k individual donations. The target amount is 1.7 million - will probably hit that within a few hours at this rate!
Edit: 24 hours later the current total is now 2.2 million and still going strong!!
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u/WillYeByFuck Dec 15 '25
He's gonna need it, with those injuries he may struggle to work after this.
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u/itstoodamnhotinnorge Dec 15 '25
It should hit 10+ so he can live nicely redt of his life. Thats a good reward instead of some stupid award people kept saying he should get
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u/thebatchicken
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Aussie of the year
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u/Sweeper1985 Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25
He's about to get the top honour that can be awarded to a civilian, his Go Fund Me was about 500k last I looked, and he's pretty much the most popular person in the country right now. His mum was just on the news and she was so damn proud of him.
Edit: over $1.3 million and rising.
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u/Adavanter_MKI Dec 15 '25
U.S here... I'd say he's popular among anyone who sees the story. How can you not be? The bravery involved... the selflessness. An actual hero.
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u/crookstahh Dec 15 '25
It's up to 1.1M now! And he deserves every single cent of it.
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u/HotPotParrot Dec 15 '25
Human of the year imo, or at least a contender. True empathy, compassion, and nobility don't recognize borders, religions, or personal features.
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u/ol-gormsby Dec 15 '25
That statement needs more airtime.
His actions represent our best values. He's an aussie. May he never want for customers.
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u/Phoen1cian Dec 15 '25
“When he saw this scene, people dying of gunfire, he told me, ‘I couldn’t bear this. God gave me strength. I believe I’m going to stop this person killing people’.”
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u/Charming_Salt_7707 Dec 15 '25
This guy is an absolute legend and I hope he gets all the accolades he so rightly deserves ❤️
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u/Open-Video-7546 Dec 15 '25
And this guy would not hesitate to step in again to help someone out. We are forever grateful for your courage.
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u/EZ_PZ452 Dec 15 '25
This legend needs to be nominated for the order of Australia.
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Cross of Valor, Companion of the Order of Australia, Australian of the Year, Brownlow Medal. Give him everything.
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u/IntrigatedVerse
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1 of the reasons why I’m proud to be Australian. I had to donate because I could never in a thousand years imagine what it’s like to have balls so big
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u/GuaranteeComfortable Dec 15 '25
I just checked 5 minutes after this comment and it's over 1million now.
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Hope the beer money I sent to his go fund me has him covered for at least 6 months!
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u/Certain-Public-933 Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25
Can you link his go fund me? I too have beer money I’d love to donate!
ETA: I mean MY beer money lol
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u/Duck_Mafiah Dec 15 '25
Careful with the donation, the host of the gofundme is a car company and then there is a Zach which no one knows who the fuck he is.
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u/tilleytalley Dec 15 '25
The car company kicked in the first $50k. GoFundMe has stated they will only hand the money to Ahmed Al Ahmed.
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u/AdventurousDay3020 Dec 15 '25
The host is a car company and Zach aka MD Motivator on TikTok who is well known for his gofundme fundraisers and has worked with them on multiple occasions
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Braver than the whole Uvalde police force
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u/MiddleCut3768 Dec 15 '25
That's a pretty fucking low bar
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u/WineOptics Dec 15 '25
For there to be comparatively a “low bar”, there had to be a bar to begin with. Uvalde is seriously the singular biggest fucking cowardly police situation I have ever heard of.
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u/jenness977 Dec 15 '25
I will never forget the clip of one of the law enforcement men in that school hallway, dressed in his crisp button down shirt and khakis, casually walking over to use the hand sanitizer dispenser, all while shots were being fired at children in nearby classrooms.
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u/evapotranspire Dec 15 '25
No kidding. The police who responded at Bondi were very quick and very brave. I wish we could say the same about Uvalde, which was an acute national embarrassment (on top of the chronic national embarrassment of having mass shootings once a week or so).
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u/joe999x Dec 15 '25
Legend, his gofundme just cracked 1.1million. Dude deserves it. Loved seeing the interview with his parents, they are proud of their boy.
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u/lo0ilo0ilo0i
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He was unable to get an MRI because of his balls of steel. Legend.
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u/MagicNinjaMan Dec 15 '25
Like getting sucked by a giant magnet by your balls would stop this man.
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u/Outside_Pool_115
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AHMED EL AHMED that's a hero
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u/Constant_Toe_8604 Dec 15 '25
So good they had to name him twice. Maybe he'll get a third one after this.
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u/Technical-Bobcat-648 Dec 15 '25
You’re a fucking legend! Wishing you a quick recovery
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u/pcjtfldd Dec 15 '25
My man. What a guy. You never know how you will react in that situation but I'm pretty certain I'm ducking out the opposite direction. Unlike this hero.
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u/_iamtinks
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In our darkest hour - with hate threatening to divide us - Ahmed Al-Ahmed is the glue binding Australians together. Thank you Ahmed. Your actions saved lives at Bondi yesterday, and I think you may have saved something precious about Australia as well.
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u/The_H3rbinator Dec 15 '25
The fact that he lived makes me so happy man. Super glad I live in the same country as this legend.
"Look for the helpers."
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u/Fodux Dec 15 '25
This is clearly a man worried about if his fruits are going to spoil, and if the person he got to take over is messing anything up. As someone whose family sells fruits, I know that look well. Rest up hero, you earned it.
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Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25
We love you Ahmed!
He sells fruit on the beach, someone do a go fund me so he can start a grocery shop, or whatever his dream is
Edit: he has one! He's a millionaire now. So so well deserved
A Brazilian man named Caio did something similar in Dublin, stopped a knife attack on children. He was haunted by the guilt of not somehow being faster, it's traumatising even for heroes.
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u/Amalisa Dec 15 '25
Amazing! Is there also a GoFundMe for the families of the victims ?
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u/Least_Art5238 Dec 15 '25
I realize immigration is a loaded topic. Speaking as an immigrant to the U.S., a few thoughts that might be additive:
Every country has the right to keep immigration controlled and reasonable. That part isn’t radical.
If you don’t like immigration, fine. That’s a legitimate position. But if you slide from that into vilifying immigrants, you’ve probably been played by some political machinery that needs a villain more than it needs the truth.
People who uproot themselves and move to a completely different country have already passed through a serious “no fucks to give” filter. We leave behind family, familiarity, and safety nets. We arrive knowing we don’t have a home until we build one ourselves. That tends to kill any expectation of automatic belonging...and any real concern about being judged for not fitting in perfectly.
A lot of us also come from places where things others take for granted, e.g., safety, freedom, dignity, were fragile or flat-out impossible. When you finally get those things, you don’t treat them casually. You protect them hard. Often harder than locals who’ve never had to imagine life without them.
Put all that together, and some of this hero’s choices start to make a lot more sense.
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u/sennais1 Dec 15 '25
As an Aussie - the bloke deserves the CV and an AC but his medical bills are paid for by the tax payers. No need to get too American about that.
Also think of the French tourist and others who ran into the line of fire to get people out, not to mention first responders.
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u/swingonbi Dec 15 '25
Not all superheroes wear capes. You’re a legend mate. Thank you for your heroism
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u/sophisticatedbuffoon Dec 15 '25
Ahmed Al Ahmed will never pay for a beer himself again and right-fucking-fully so.
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u/DarkflowNZ Dec 15 '25
Glad to see the ball reduction surgery went well. No one should have to lug those around all day
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u/Pingfao Dec 15 '25
It's 5AM and I'm tearing up reading the comments from all over the world on his GoFundMe. What a legend. Uniting the world with an incredibly selfless and heroic act
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u/ThePizzaNoid Dec 15 '25
I'm thankful that Ahmed and people like him exist in the world. I hope he has a speedy recovery.
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u/TheGoldenMustang Dec 15 '25
Will forever be immortalised as a hero to our nation and the people whose lives he saved. Man's a fucking badass and we love him! ❤🇦🇺
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u/sleepy_problem Dec 15 '25
I’m so glad he is alright. I can’t imagine what his family went through as he could have gotten himself to safety rather than heroically intervening
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u/PatheticRedditAlt Dec 15 '25
This guy is about to be Ahmed al-Ahmed (KBE) in addition to whatever other titles and decorations Australia bestows upon him. What a fucking legend.
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u/Hokioi87 Dec 15 '25
While the Anzacs have long since gone, the spirit lives on with men such as this ♥️🇦🇺♥️
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u/Publandlady Dec 15 '25
It's now the responsibility of Australia to spoil the absolute shit out of this guy for the rest of his life.
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u/PeppermintEvilButler Dec 15 '25
Amazing hero! Out there saving lives like a real life Ironman.
There's a gofundme as well for anyone interested
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Dec 15 '25
Countries falling under the crown really ought to give these kinds of people Knighthoods rather than the usual string of faded stars and tax dodgers that instead get them.
Real heroes.
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u/newoldschool Dec 15 '25
this is what it means to be Australian no matter where you from or whatever you're background is standing up for your fellow man without hesitation
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u/manofmystry Dec 15 '25
I wonder what the Right will do with the fact that a Muslim man was a good immigrant citizen, just like they are here in the US. It doesn't match their narrative.
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u/TheGiantRobster Dec 15 '25
He's a fucking hero deserving the highest honor for Australian civilians.
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u/Dreadpirateflappy Dec 15 '25
He is a true hero, he did what 90% of us imagine we would do in that situation before hiding.
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u/Ok-Limit-9726 Dec 15 '25
Get well hero,
We are hoping for a parade, and spending hundreds of dollars in your shop….
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u/PacquiaoFreeHousing Dec 15 '25
Dude looks the a Mafia Boss.
And if he isn't one, then some mafia should adopt him as their boss quickly.
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u/postprandialrepose Dec 15 '25
Doctors examined him and were not surprised to see that he carries 2/3 of his body weight in his testicles.
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u/Fun_Ad1387 Dec 15 '25
What a Great Citizen.. He’s going to be the spanner in the works of the Islamophobia Machine..
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u/Jimismynamedammit Dec 15 '25
From what I've seen, they're already going after him for not shooting the shooter when he had the opportunity, saying something about him not wanting to shoot his fellow islamist or some shit. I saw it in a separate post somewhere. Fucking ridiculous attempt to besmirch this man's name and his heroic actions.
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u/Sopiate Dec 15 '25
they’re trying to claim he’s christian. ahmed comes from the name muhammed. it would be like a muslim naming their child christopher
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u/Strict_Comfort144 Dec 15 '25
From Uruguay 🇺🇾 here. He’s the most popular person right now, all over the world!
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u/bazonthereddit Dec 15 '25
We all know what a hero this man is.
The upvotes are rolling in at over 2000 per minute at the moment. Wild!
Edit: they seem to have slowed now. I guess it was one hot minute!
Still, it's great to see love for this man amongst men.
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u/DiaburuJanbu Dec 15 '25
If we're on the olden days, there will be songs and poems written on his name. It is still possible, though. His name will be spoken with great pride, admiration, and jubilation.
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u/Reasonable_Lettuce87 Dec 15 '25
Good job sir. You’re a hero! May magical things keep happening for you.
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u/it-was-justathought Dec 15 '25
Looking at the cast and bandaging most likely arm and hand shattered, muscles and soft tissue damage. Thank goodness fingers are generally intact. He's gonna need a lot of rehab and probably many more surgeries. May lose function.
He deserves to never have to worry about supporting himself and his family again- especially due to his injuries. He deserves full support to heal and recover.
The world needs more like him- we need heroes.
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u/Supermunch2000 Dec 15 '25
Said once, said again and I'll say it again...
That, my friends, is the face of a hero.
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u/ChopperWorld Dec 15 '25
Just by this legend being a Muslim has kept the right wing racists at bay , what a hero
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u/-Moon-Presence- Dec 15 '25
I still just don’t understand how he was able to move that fast dragging those huge balls around with him
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u/dateinfj Dec 15 '25
Brave guy! Didn’t think about his life. Saved many. How many of us in the US are brave heroes like him?
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u/jfeijo Dec 15 '25
I hope the government pays his expenses.
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u/SpiritualBrief4879 Dec 15 '25
If the government covered me being drunk idiot cutting off some of my own thumb with an axe I’m sure this legend is covered under Medicare 🙂
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u/DwightsJello Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25
It's Australia.
We all get free emergency care.
I'm sure this legend is getting well looked after.
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u/WillYeByFuck Dec 15 '25
They have free healthcare like most of the civilised world.
But there's also a Gofundme to help with his expenses till he can work again, cause obviously being shot in the arm + hand...not great for someone in a manual labour job.
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u/terrible_toads Dec 15 '25
the look of a man that knows he’ll never have to buy his own beer ever again
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u/imrzzz Dec 15 '25
I love that Ahmed al Ahmed is the name we will all remember out of this tragedy.
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u/DivineWinspiration Dec 15 '25
I hope he never has to worry or want for anything again in life, after having done this. It's time for heroes to come to his aid now.
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u/poppyoxymoron Dec 15 '25
Why do people keep missing his name when writing about it? I am just asking out of confusion. I am in full support of what he has done
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u/streetrider_sydney Dec 15 '25
He had to quickly choose fight or flight; he chose fight. What a man!
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u/Anon4711 Dec 15 '25
This is a real role model not some streamer/influencer. Yet we will forget about this dude in probably 2 weeks and those braindead guys like cenat still get attention
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u/kennlemy Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25
The terrorists are muslim and Ahmed our Hero is muslim too btw. I just want to leave it there before the racism spreads more here in australia.
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u/Antique-Ticket3951 Dec 15 '25
What a legend, but just think, if this was the USA then ICE would be waiting for him when he was discharged from hospital.
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u/areya1 Dec 15 '25
He saved countless lives and that is PRICELESS! A national icon!!! We salute you!
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u/Ausdutcj Dec 15 '25
What a hero, I’ve been thinking countless times what would I have done in that situation, probably not being as brave as he was…
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u/pesa44 Dec 15 '25
Context for the person from the other side of the planet? 😇
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u/Doctorwho32123 Dec 15 '25
There’s a mass shooting at Bondi beach. I think this guy managed to get up to one of the shooters and wrestle the gun away from the shooter. He got shot twice in the arm by the other shooter, which is why he is in the hospital.
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u/Llim Dec 15 '25 •
Usually we don’t allow post related to politics or sad topics, but we’re making an exception for this hero
His GoFundMe is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/zbcjn-support-the-hero-who-disarmed-a-bondi-attacker