Australia's Prime Minister has visited Bondi hero Ahmed al Ahmed in hospital, after the bystander tried to disarm one of the gunmen in the nation's deadliest gun attack since 1996.
"Your heart is strong", PM Anthony Albanese told the father-of-two, later calling him "the best of our country".
The fruit shop owner, who was born and raised in Syria, was shot several times in the shoulder after tackling one of the alleged gunmen. Albanese said Mr Ahmed would "undergo further surgery" on Wednesday.
At least 15 people have been confirmed dead after Sunday's attack in Sydney during an event to mark the first night of Hanukkah.
Police have declared the attack as a terrorist incident targeting the Jewish community.
