<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="http://9news.com.au/bondi-shoooting" rel="" target="" title="Bondi Beach terror attack"><span>Bondi Beach terror attack</span></a><span> hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has allegedly received violent threats from his own family trying to get money out of him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hozifa and Sameh Al Ahmed faced a </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="court"><span>court</span></a><span> today accused of trying to extort $200,000 from their brother.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ahmed received more than $2.5 million from an online fundraiser after he was hurt intervening in the antisemitic terror attack that killed 15 people in December.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/teen-accused-carrying-gun-onto-plane-mental-impairment-defence-prosecutors-case-heard-supreme-court/1973efcb-ef10-41ff-abed-1bcd924523ce"><strong><span>Teen's alleged hijack attempt 'politically motivated'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was filmed wrestling a weapon from gunman Sajid Akram, made international headlines for his bravery but was shot in the process and left with considerable injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now his own brothers are accused of making threatening phone calls to him earlier this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I will put your head under my boot, break your other arm, and smash your face. We will only leave if you give us $100,000 each," Hozifa allegedly said on May 7.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-terror-attack-update-hero-ahmed-al-ahmed-allegedly-extorted-by-brothers-hozifa-sameh/58bf96b0-f03c-48f4-9314-3122be65567e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This morning, the pair pleaded not guilty to using a carriage service to harass. They're expected back in court in July.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Accused terrorist Naveed Akram and his father, Sajid, opened fire during Hanukkah celebrations at Bondi Beach on December 14.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl, and 40 people were injured, while Sajid Akram was shot dead by police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/thailand-visa-changes-2026-aussies-impacted-as-travel-rules-for-tourists-tightened/376d0ca8-cdb6-43c8-b1a8-492e1c8bae6f" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Hundreds of thousands of Aussies stung as tourist hotspot overhauls visa rules</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The attack, its impact and how authorities acted form part of a royal commission into antisemitism that </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/antisemitism-royal-commission-daughter-of-bondi-beach-terror-attack-victim-hopes-for-social-cohesion-as-royal-commission-public-hearings-begin/de716be3-45ed-44d3-91e8-d33e5194eb30" rel="" target="" title="held its first hearings earlier this month"><span>held its first hearings earlier this month</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The interim report handed down last month found authorities could not have prevented the horror mass shooting but major improvements should be made to Australia's counter-terrorism capability.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&hl=en_AU&pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>
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