"At least 16 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australia's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades, despite strict gun control laws. Around 1,000 people had gathered to mark the first night of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah when the attack occurred. Shortly after the incident, dramatic footage went viral showing a man in a white T-shirt wrestling a gunman dressed in black, disarming him and snatching his weapon."
"Claim: A viral post on X, with more than 80,000 views, claims: "Edward Crabtree, a 43-year-old father of two and local fruit shop owner, has been identified as a SAVIOUR after bravely disarming one of the Islamic terrorists at #bondibeach, Australia." DW Fact check: False Australia's Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke, confirmed during a press conference that the man is Ahmed Al Ahmed, not Edward Crabtree. Burke praised Ahmed alongside first responders for risking their lives to stop the attackers."
At least 16 people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach during the first night of Hanukkah, making it Australia's deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades. Around 1,000 people were gathered at the time. A bystander in a white T-shirt wrestled and disarmed one attacker, but was then shot, apparently by another attacker firing from a nearby footbridge. The bystander, identified as Ahmed Al Ahmed, was hospitalized and publicly praised by officials. A viral social media post falsely named him as Edward Crabtree, a claim debunked by fact-checkers and by Australia's Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke.
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