⚡️🇦🇺 NEW - Bondi Beach hero handed a $2.5 million check in his hospital bed before sharing why he put his life on the line.
Ahmed Al-Ahmed was captured on camera sneaking up behind one of the attacker and wrestling his gun away.
Al-Ahmed, a 42-year-old father of two, was shot twice during the encounter, according to his cousin.
He then had to undergo a "complex operation" due to nerve damage. He will need another surgery this week.
After being presented with the check, Al-Ahmed was asked if he had a message for everyone who donated.
"To stand with each other, all human beings, and forget everything bad behind the back, and keep going to save life. Save lives."
Ahmed Al-Ahmed was captured on camera sneaking up behind one of the attacker and wrestling his gun away.
Al-Ahmed, a 42-year-old father of two, was shot twice during the encounter, according to his cousin.
He then had to undergo a "complex operation" due to nerve damage. He will need another surgery this week.
After being presented with the check, Al-Ahmed was asked if he had a message for everyone who donated.
"To stand with each other, all human beings, and forget everything bad behind the back, and keep going to save life. Save lives."