The cricket legend talks about his shocking experience in Sydney.
Michael Vaughan captained England between 2003 and 2008. PDO
At the weekend, the shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, that shocked the world, claimed the lives of at least 15 people and led to widespread panic in the busy beach area.
In the immediate vicinity of the impact was also the former captain of the English national cricket team and a sports legend Michael Vaughan51.
Vaughan said he was with his family in a pub just a few hundred meters from the scene of the shooting when the situation suddenly escalated.
– I was outside on the phone when police cars started driving by with their emergency lights on. At first I thought it was a shark attack or some fight on the beach, Vaughan described Piers Morgan in Uncensored.
A moment later, the restaurant’s security guard asked all the customers inside, after which the doors were closed and the place was locked. Those present had to wait for information about the events for a long time in uncertainty.
– We were told that there was an armed person on the beach and possibly hostages. We didn’t know if there were attacks going on in other parts of the city as well. It was extremely scary, Vaughan said For Piers Morgan.
Vaughan was at the restaurant with his wife, two daughters, sister-in-law and a family friend. He said that he tried to stay calm, especially for the sake of his children.
– You know that something terrible is happening very close, but you don’t want to believe it is true. I’ve followed terrorist attacks on the news in Britain, but hearing the gunshots up close is a completely different story. It’s horrifying, Vaughan wrote In the Telegraph.
The death toll could have been even higher if not for being hailed as a hero Ahmed al-Ahmed43, would have attacked another gunman and stripped him of his weapon.
The British broadcasting company BBC has confirmed the authenticity of the video that has been widely shared on social media. In the video, you can see how Ahmed, the owner of the fruit shop, runs up to the gunman from behind, twists the gun out of his hands, and then turns the gun towards the suspected perpetrator.
Vaughan thanked Ahmed for his courage.
– Without him, there could have been even more victims. He is a true hero, Vaughan said.
According to the police, two shooters opened fire at an event organized on the beach on Sunday. The suspected perpetrators have been identified as a father and son. One of them was killed during the events, and several people were injured.