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Syrian fruit vendor prevents massacre in Sydney

43-year-old Syrian Ahmed Ahmad, a fruit vendor, disarmed an attacker during a Sydney attack, risking his own life. His actions prevented a bloodbath. U.S. President Donald Trump called him 'a very brave man'.


Syrian fruit vendor prevents massacre in Sydney

The hero of the hour is Ahmed Ahmad, who risked his life when he confronted the shooter and seized his weapon during an attack on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump described him as a 'very brave man' while eulogizing the victims of the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney, which targeted a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. He was not an armed soldier, but a fruit vendor, who rushed at one of the attackers with his bare hands during the Sydney attack in Australia, seizing his rifle, and was shot twice in the body, thereby preventing a bloodbath that would have been even more deadly. He is 43-year-old Syrian Ahmed Ahmad, whom U.S. President Donald Trump praised, on Sunday evening, expressing his 'great respect' for the man who confronted the attacker in Australia. Footage from...