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riversedge

(79,563 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2025, 09:50 AM Dec 14

WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney [View all]

This guy disarming the terrorist at Bondi Beach, Australia, can only be described as hero.
— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) 2025-12-14T09:32:47.116Z

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WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney [View all] riversedge Dec 14 OP

The shooter hung around after he was disarmed--did not immediately run..... riversedge Dec 14 #1

Damn. A second shooter? Good for that guy though underpants Dec 14 #2

Kick dalton99a Dec 14 #3

For some reason Facebook is blocking me from posting this video. Sector 001 Dec 14 #4

FB doesn't allow any gun violence. n/t Jacson6 Dec 14 #12

I often have trouble linking to Facebook. Emile Dec 15 #27

Hero bystander who tackled gunman in incredible footage identified (43-year-old father of two Ahmed el Ahmed) sl8 Dec 14 #5

Muslum fruit vendor obamanut2012 Dec 14 #6

Harrowing to watch. Raven123 Dec 14 #7

And the hero was a Muslim, which should temper the inevitable anti-Muslim bigotry (but undoubtedly won't): tblue37 Dec 14 #8

The "good guy with a gun" sometimes gets shot by police milestogo Dec 14 #9

Did it the right way -- locking the gunman's shoulders off-the-clock Dec 14 #10

That's an Aussie, like they were in Vietnam. UTUSN Dec 14 #11

too bad shooter re-armed himself WarGamer Dec 14 #13

Shouldn't have let him get up Boo1 Dec 14 #14

Tough choice RoseTrellis Dec 14 #15

In that situation I don't think it's a tough choice at all Boo1 Dec 14 #16

It's not complex canetoad Dec 14 #21

Well Boo1 Dec 15 #23

Is that advice canetoad Dec 15 #24

And this is atleast the 2nd mass shooting there in the past 2 months Boo1 Dec 15 #25

You're determined canetoad Dec 15 #26

Tell yourself whatever you want Boo1 Dec 15 #28

El Ahmed got shot after the shooter ran off haele Dec 14 #18

He did Boo1 Dec 14 #19

I read somewhere that the shooters were farther and son JI7 Dec 14 #17

ABC link canetoad Dec 14 #20

Good guy WITHOUT A GUN, takes out bad guy with a gun! Emile Dec 14 #22

Holy f&ck DoBW Dec 15 #29