Not being an American, 'hero' is not the word I would use, but Mr. Niasse did what everyone should or would have done. This attempt makes very clear that people who plant bombs just don't care who their victims might be. The car could have blown up with a bunch of muslim school kids passing it. I wonder if that would have mattered in any way to the wannabe bomber?

American "Christians" would be wise to remember Christ's story about the Good Samaritan.

"Police said they believed that the intention was to create a fireball in one the city’s busiest areas, which was teeming with thousands of tourists and theatregoers on Saturday night"

Ooooh... Sounds like an attempt to shock and awe, to me..

Dafoe
There are Muslims and there are Muslims as is the case with every religion. We have that shining beacon of low grade christianity Pat Robertson or "killer" as he is know in certain circles, whose pronouncements should have landed him in jail but for being a friend of that other christian gwb.
Good for Niasse for doing the right thing.

From what I read, the bomb was essentially a dud.

Muslims in America are the new bogeyman. Just look back to the 1950's and 1960's and there was a communist bogeyman under every bed, and we had to stop them in Vietnam or the " Red Menace " would take over the world, like a row of dominos ( we need to fight the terrorists over there or we will have to fight them over here ) but since that doesn't work anymore for the MIC to scare the hell out of the American sheeple, communists have been replaced by Muslims and terrorists. One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. The U.S.A. is considered the # 1 terrorist in the world by many,many countries and the majority of Muslims just want to be left alone by America but the MIC loves to stir the hornets nest to keep their hidden agenda of war profits in tact. They talk peace; when they really want no peace. Goebbels would be proud!

As Muslims we do not need to integrate into American society. By integrate I mean give up our religion and religious rites. The only thing we need to do is be good citizens, respect those around us by treating them kindly and with dignity, and obey the laws of the land so long as they are just. I think in many cases we have done this well. Much better I might argue than the Evangelical Christians that might have deeper roots here than us.

It would be nice if they are taking the trouble to make evident that the terrorist was a Muslim, they would bring up the fact that the hero, yes hero was a Muslim too.

It takes courage to report your suspicion

And God forgive anyone that believes there is any kind of excuse for this kind of terroism or for this wanna be murderer.

The word "hero" is so overused and misused that it has, to me, become meaningless.

Any mundane thing done can make one a "hero" nowadays.

I have an acquaintance who is a fanatic Muslim hater. He tells anybody who will listen (sadly, too many) that Islam is not a religion, but a vast terrorist plot to take over the world; that the Holy Qur'an is not a religious text, but a terrorist handbook. He will not sit in the same room with a Muslim.

His reason is that a relative of his was killed while visiting Jerusalem, by a bomb set off by a Muslim.

I asked if the people of Oklahoma who had lost friends and relatives should hate all Christians because McVey was a "Christian?" "Oh, that's different entirely."

I pointed out that Islam is the solace to around a billion people, as his Christianity is to him, and that most Muslims are just like everybody else. They want to be able to work, to support their families, have a roof that doesn't leak over their heads, access to decent food and clean water, and opportunities to educate their children. Most are as appalled by all this violence as the "Christian" man-in-the-street; perhaps more so as Islam is a non-violent religion.

Sadly, too many Americans seem to be swayed by his sort of rhetoric and do not want to be confused by facts.