Australians hailed Muslim man Ahmed al Ahmed as a "hero" on Monday after he disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers, who killed 15 people.
Forty-three-year-old Ahmed, a father of two, hid behind parked cars before charging at one of the gunmen from behind, seizing his rifle and knocking him to the ground.
Donations for him surged past AU$1.1 million ($744,000) as he recovered in hospital after surgery for bullet wounds.
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