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'Bollard Man': Hero who confronted stabber promised Australia visa
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68814812(video at link)
'Bollard Man': Hero who confronted stabber promised Australia visa
2 hours ago
By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News
A Frenchman who tried to stop a deadly stabbing rampage at a Sydney mall has been promised an Australian visa.
Damien Guerot was labelled a hero after footage of him confronting knifeman Joel Cauchi with a bollard during Saturday's attack went viral.
Joel Cauchi killed six people and injured 12 others before he was shot dead by a police officer.
The attack in Bondi, which police say seems to have targeted women, has horrified the nation.
[...]
2 hours ago
By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News
A Frenchman who tried to stop a deadly stabbing rampage at a Sydney mall has been promised an Australian visa.
Damien Guerot was labelled a hero after footage of him confronting knifeman Joel Cauchi with a bollard during Saturday's attack went viral.
Joel Cauchi killed six people and injured 12 others before he was shot dead by a police officer.
The attack in Bondi, which police say seems to have targeted women, has horrified the nation.
[...]