Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian tobacco shop owner, has become a national hero in Australia, with an online fundraiser for him raising millions of dollars.

Video of Ahmed el Ahmed disarming one of the gunmen has gone viral, and officials around the world have hailed his bravery.

Among the 34,000 donors to the GoFundMe campaign so far are several who said in notes that they were Jewish and explained why they donated unusual sums, in multiples of $18.

Ahmed is recovering from surgery after being injured while tackling one of the shooters during an attack on a Jewish gathering in Australia, as he receives an outpouring of support for his actions.

Ahmed al Ahmed is a fruit shop owner who has been identified as the bystander who took cover grabbed a gunman's rifle and and forced him to the ground.

The parents of Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who disarmed one of the gunmen involved in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah event on Australia's Bondi Beach, are speaking out about their son's bravery. Ahmed, 43,

A man who was filmed tackling and disarming an armed attacker during a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday has been hailed as a hero and widely praised, with authorities and world leaders crediting his actions with potentially saving lives.

Ahmed Al Ahmed, a 43‑year‑old tobacco‑store owner, tackled a Bondi gunman, was shot twice and is now recovering; early reports mistakenly called him a fruit seller.