Attentat de Sydney : en images, le couple qui a tenté d’arrêter un assaillant avant d’être tué
Boris and Sofia Gurman, who were Jewish, were among the first victims of the attack that occurred Sunday in Bondi Beach. The couple tried, in vain, to stop the assailant.
In addition to Ahmed Al Ahmed, others attempted to stop the perpetrators of the Sydney antisemitic attack. According to a video posted on Reddit and reported by the Australian press, Boris and Sofia Gurman, aged 69 and 61 respectively, tried to disarm the two gunmen on Sunday.
Shortly before the attack began, the 60-year-old lunged at Sajid Akram, the father, as the latter got out of his car with his weapon after parking in Campbell Parade. In footage published by a Sydney motorist whose dashcam happened to capture the attack, Boris Gurman can be seen tackling the assailant to the ground before getting up with the terrorist's rifle in his hand.
The video does not show the rest of the confrontation, but the couple is indeed listed among the victims of the attack. "We are devastated by the sudden loss of our beloved Boris and Sofia Gurman," their family said in a statement to the Sydney Morning Herald. "In recent days, we have seen a video showing Boris, accompanied by Sofia, bravely attempting to disarm an attacker in order to protect those around them," the statement continued.
"Although nothing can lessen the pain of losing Boris and Sofia, we feel immense pride in their courage and altruism. This sums up who Boris and Sofia were: people who instinctively and selflessly tried to help others," the family said in tribute to the couple who had been married for 34 years.
Jewish couple
According to relatives, Boris Gurman was a retired mechanic known for his generosity and quiet strength. They also emphasized his willingness to help anyone in need. His wife, Sofia Gurman, who worked for the Australian Postal Service, was deeply loved by her colleagues and family. The couple, of Russian Jewish origin, lived near Bondi and had a son in his thirties, according to news.com.au.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ahmed Al Ahmed, a Syrian man who became a national and international hero after managing to wrest a rifle from one of the assailants. His filmed act went viral on social media. "We are a courageous country. Ahmed al Ahmed embodies the best of our country," the Australian leader praised. Seriously wounded and bedridden, Ahmed Al Ahmed briefly thanked those who had expressed their support in Arabic in a video circulating on social media on Tuesday.
On Sunday evening, Sajid and Naveed Akram, a father and son, opened fire at least 40 times on Bondi Beach in Sydney, targeting a crowd gathered for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, for about ten minutes, killing at least 15 people and injuring 42. The perpetrators of the deadly attack were likely "motivated by the ideology" of the "Islamic State" group, Anthony Albanese suggested on Tuesday.
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Soutien de la France à la Palestine à l'UNESCO ? Vous risquez un attentat islamiste, avertit Netanyahu. Et hop, il y eut l'attentat "islamiste " Charlie Hebdo. Et ça continue.
Après cet attentat en Australie, le premier ministre en conférence, un journaliste qui semble être un missionnaire le prend à partie. Le journaliste lui reproche un bilan constitué de:
- Critique contre le gouvernement israélien,
- Reconnaissance de la Palestine,
- Complaisance envers le Hamas,
- Focalisation sur l'islamophobie (critique des actes contre les musulmans ). Pour Israël il faut laisser faire.
- Menaces réelles systématiquement minimisées.
Pour ce journaliste qui pose les "bonnes questions " pour Israël, le pouvoir australien n'a pas empoisonné la vie des musulmans dans le pays, c'est pourquoi il y a eu cet attentat.
Et pourtant, malgré ces scénarios trop flagrants d'Israël, ils sélectionnent quelques mots et les envoient aux médias, à répéter comme des robots. "Les terroristes étaient en contact avec l'état islamique ", "les terroristes avaient des idéologies Islamistes ", et autres fadaises.
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