{"id":49736,"date":"2025-12-14T21:05:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=49736"},"modified":"2025-12-14T21:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:05:43","slug":"the-brave-father-of-two-prevented-further-lives-being-lost-despite-being-injured-himself","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=49736","title":{"rendered":"The brave father-of-two prevented further lives being lost despite being injured himself."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, owns a fruit shop in Sutherland and had no experience with firearms when he stepped into the line of fire.<\/p>\n<p>But that didn\u2019t stop him from leaping into action in what\u2019s now being called an act of incredible bravery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>Ahmed was shot twice during the confrontation and is currently recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s in hospital and we don\u2019t know exactly what\u2019s going on inside,\u201d his cousin Mustafa told 7News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do hope he will be fine. 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