His immigration lawyer,Sam Issa,said yesterday Mr al Ahmed didn’t regret what he did but the pain had started to ‘take a toll on him’ after the man was ‘riddled with bullets.’
A GoFundMe page set up to help the hero of Bondi Beach has raised over AU$2 million (£990,000) in less than two days.
The premier of New South Wales,Chris Minns,visited the injured dad-of-two by his hospital bed yesterday to thank him.
Mr Minns said: ‘Ahmed is a real-life hero. Last night,his incredible bravery no doubt saved countless lives when he disarmed a terrorist at enormous personal risk.
‘It was an honour to spend time with him just now and to pass on the thanks of people across NSW.
‘There is no doubt that more lives would have been lost if not for Ahmed’s selfless courage.’
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