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Afghan American police sergeant hailed as ‘Hero’ in New York
 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] An Afghan American police sergeant has been hailed as a ’Hero’ for his bravery by taking a suspicious device out of a crowded area in the city by putting his life on risk together with another fellow cop.The incident took place on 20th July when police sergeant Hameed Armani was on duty together with Officer Peter Cybulski. The suspicious device was tossed into the van by a man in a sport utility vehicle in Times Square. Recalling the suspicious move by the man, Armani told Voice of America "I looked at Cybulski and at the device.The lights started flashing, and it started to make noise." "Cybulski goes, ’Boss this is a bomb.’ I looked around. The first thing I saw was two little kids right in front of my van and looked to my left. The area was packed with people." Armani decided to take the device and go as far as possible from the crowd. He said Cybulski was on board with the decision. Cybulski held the device as Armani drove to a more deserted location on Sixth Avenue. They put the device on the ground and called the bomb squad. The experts determined the object was a dud, but the heroism of the police was real. New York City Police Commissioner at the time Bill Bratton said the two officers were NYPD heroes and the heroes of New York City. Amani is the second Afghan man hailed for his bravery to save thousands of people from a possible attack. A young Afghan refugee was also hailed as a ’champion’ following the Munich shooting that left at least 9 people dead, an attack that was carried out by a German-Iranian. The 20-year-old Amir Najazada was hailed for saving nearly 200 people by shifting them to the underground of a shopping mall last month. Najafzada was reportedly working as a security guard in the shopping mall and helped to shift around 200 people to the underground of the mall after hearing the gunshots that sparked panic among the people. "All of a sudden around 150 to 200 people entered the mall as they were frightened," he told an online newspaper in Germany, adding that three kids aged beetween 9 to 12 years of age were also among them. Najafzada further added "I took the children and all other people into the underground and gave them water." He came out of the underground of the mall to inform the police regarding the incident and helped two injured people who were lying outside the mall by giving them water. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-05 |
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