Australian massacre: Billionaire donates $65,000 to Bondi Beach hero

An American billionaire has donated $65,000 to the "hero" who snatched the gun from one of the perpetrators of the Bondi Beach massacre.

The footage showed the 43-year-old fruit shop owner running towards the gunman and grabbing his gun. He then pointed it at the attacker, forcing him to retreat.

A fundraising campaign has been launched online for Ahmed Al Ahmed, raising nearly $1 million, according to GoFundMe.

The largest donation is from William Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, who has praised the "brave hero" for saving lives.

Ahmed's parents previously said he was shot four or five times in the shoulder and is in the hospital.

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