French President hails Frenchmen 'heroes' after confronting mass stabber at Bondi Junction

France’s president Emmanuel Macron has hailed two French citizens as heroes after they used a bollard to fend off serial stabber Joel Cauchi during the Bondi Junction attacks.

Construction workers Damien Guerot and Silas Despreaux confronted Cauchi on a stationary escalator in an attempt to end his stabbing spree on Saturday Afternoon.

Video emerged of the Guerot standing at the top of an escalator, waving a bollard at Cauchi.

He is later seen wielding a metal cafe chair, sprinting behind Inspector Amy Scott towards Cauchi with a group of bystanders.

Macron called the men “heroes” in a translated post on X, formerly Twitter.

“Condolences to the Australians struck by an attack in a shopping centre in Sydney on Saturday,” the post read.

“Two of our compatriots behaved like true heroes. Very great pride and recognition.”

Condoléances aux Australiens frappés samedi par une attaque dans un centre commercial à Sydney. Deux de nos compatriotes se sont comportés en véritables héros. Très grande fierté et reconnaissance. https://t.co/V7EN34XQFx

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 16, 2024

Earlier this week Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Guerot, who was dealing with a visa application, is welcome to stay.

“You are welcome to stay for as long as you like,” Albanese said.

“This is someone who we would welcome becoming an Australian citizen, although that would of course be a loss for France.”

Video emerged of the Guerot standing at the top of an escalator, waving a bollard at Couchi.

“We thank him for his extraordinary bravery,” the Prime Minister said.

“It says a lot about the nature of humanity at a time when we are facing difficult issues that someone who is not a citizen of this country stood bravely at the top of those escalators and stopped this perpetrator from getting onto another floor and potentially inflicting further carnage on citizens.”