‘A great heart’: Sydney’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community mourn Faraz Tahir, killed in Bondi knife attack

The Pakistani citizen – who fled religious persecution to settle in Australia – was working his first day shift as a security guard at Westfield Shopping Centre

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Security guard Faraz Tahir has been remembered as a tireless charity volunteer after his death in a mass stabbing at Bondi Junction on Saturday prompted a review of protection for shopping centre security.

“He had a great heart. He was really grateful to be part of this community, to make Australia home,” Adnan Qadir, Tahir’s friend, said.

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