SYDNEY: A bystander captured on video tackling and disarming an armed man during an attack in which 12 people were shot dead at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday has been hailed as a hero whose actions potentially saved lives. Footage circulating on social media shows a man in a car park wearing a white shirt running up to a man in a dark shirt who is holding a rifle. He then tackles the armed man from behind, wrenching the rifle from him with his hands before pointing the gun back at the man.

Gunmen kill nine at Sydney's Bondi Beach, causing chaos and panic; one shooter dead, another arrested amid investigation.

Gunman tackled during Bondi Beach shooting – video