Anthony Albanese has called 43-year-old fruit shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed “an Australian hero” after his terror attack intervention.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Muslim fruit seller who was shot while disarming one of the attackers during Sunday’s Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre, in the hospital on Tuesday.

Albanese said that Naveed Akram, one of the two shooters and an unemployed bricklayer, came into the Australian intelligence’s attention in 2019 but was not considered an imminent threat at the time

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued a statement following the Bondi Beach shootings, saying it's "shocking and distressing".

In the wake of the devastating Sydney terror attack, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited the 'Bondi Beach hero' Ahmed Al-Ahmad in the hospital. The 43-year-old shopkeeper sustained gunshot wounds while bravely tackling and disarming one of the father-son terrorists who killed 16 people on4.

A crackdown on 3D-printed weapons and firearm limits has been flagged, and citizenship requirements for ownership could also be examined.

Two gunmen shot dead at least 11 people on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested.