The Brave Father Sacrificed Himself To Save

He wasn't a born hero, but hisheroic effort has elevated himinto that rarefied league.At a time the world ismourning the deaths of peoplein the brutal Paris attacks,thousands of miles away fromthe City Of Love, for this mansacrificed himself to save thelives of countless people.

There was mayhem and everyone was distracted.Asanother attacker was planning his detonation,Adel spotted him.And instead of looking for the safe passage, he made a split-seconddecision. He pounced on the bomber who then detonated himself.The bomb went off, killing Termos while his daughter is reportedlyin critical condition. But his sacrifice likely saved hundreds of lives.

\"He tackled him to the ground, causing the second suicidebomber to detonate,\" Elie Fares, a Beirut-based physician, toldPRI. \"There are many families, hundreds of families probably,who owe their completeness to his sacrifice.\"

\"He tackled him to the ground, causing the second suicidebomber to detonate,\" Elie Fares, a Beirut-basedphysician, told PRI \"There are many, many families, hundredsof families probably, who owe their completeness to hissacrifice.\"

Adel is no longer of this world, but his legacy will live on for years, and therepercussions of his heroism will become a tale totell:Adel is the reason we are not talking aboutfatalities in the three digits today, he is the reasonsome families still have their sons, daughters, fathersand mothers, he is a Lebanese hero whose nameshould be front and center in every single outlet.