Thinking of all our Aussie friends
- Thread starter HAH
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Thankyou Harriet, nobody can believe this has happened here. We had one mass shooting (Port Arthur) and the Government got rid of all the guns. We thought it could never happen again.
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
It is absolutely heart breaking , so sad and senseless . My thoughts with all involved xx
Jacqui-S
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- Location
- Fife, Scotland
It's really unbelievable.
The video footage was just terrible to watch, but the heroic act of the bystander ..... wow...that man deserves a medal.
Sending love and as Harriet says, our solidarity.
The video footage was just terrible to watch, but the heroic act of the bystander ..... wow...that man deserves a medal.
Sending love and as Harriet says, our solidarity.
Cath
MLF Sales Coordinator
So very sad that this has happened. What a wonderful hero that man was to disarmed the terrorist.
Our thoughts are with you all
The man being heralded for his bravery has been identified by several news reports as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a fruit shop owner. NPR has not independently verified the man's identity. A relative of the man told Australia's 7News that Ahmed was shot twice and is in the hospital.
Our thoughts are with you all
The man being heralded for his bravery has been identified by several news reports as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a fruit shop owner. NPR has not independently verified the man's identity. A relative of the man told Australia's 7News that Ahmed was shot twice and is in the hospital.
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
That hero owns the fruit shop in Sutherland, one suburb away. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw what he did. He is in one of our local hospitalsIt's really unbelievable.
The video footage was just terrible to watch, but the heroic act of the bystander ..... wow...that man deserves a medal.
Sending love and as Harriet says, our solidarity.
Lisa
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- Location
- Alberta, Canada
Horrific. Words fail. I’m so sorry this happened and that so many have lost their lives, many
more injured, and many more who will have to live with the ongoing trauma. Sending prayers that those in hospital will recover. That man was an absolute hero!
more injured, and many more who will have to live with the ongoing trauma. Sending prayers that those in hospital will recover. That man was an absolute hero!
So very sorry. X
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
It seems unbelievable that there is so much hate in the world. Tragic that this should happen. We should learn to love one another.
- Location
- Isle of Man
. Dreadful.He sounds an incredible man; from a post by a UK journalist I trust (Amol Rajan), Ahmed al Ahmed is a 43 year old father of two young girls with no experience of firearms. He was sitting having coffee with a friend when the attacks started. He ran towards the shooter, ducking behind cars, grabbed him by the neck and wrestled the rifle off him. He was shot twice, unclear whether by the other terrorist or police, and walked away alive. Intensely brave reactions, and he probably saved many lives.
Cath
MLF Sales Coordinator
Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
Well sadly that is never going to happen. It is so hard to understand how people can hate other people enough to want to kill them
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Such an incredibly brave man.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
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- Regensburg, Germany
I have so much admiration for what Australia did to control guns after Port Arthur. What happened at Bondi is horrific, but it seems to me as an outsider to be NOT a daily part of Australian culture, which is something to take hope from.
The government is already talking about tightening gun controls further, because the older shooter actually had a gun licence and owned a number of firearms legally, despite his son being watched by ASIO (intelligence).