'Brave, fearless': Lebanese woman kicks armed guard to stop him from firing gun at protesters

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Social media users have praised a woman in Lebanon who kicked an armed ministerial bodyguard in the groin to prevent him from shooting at protesters.

One blogger shared a stylised screen grab of the image, saying it should be called"Lebanon's Kick-their-Ass Revolution."Many are calling for an overhaul of Lebanon's sectarian system and voicing contempt for their leaders.Lebanese riot police fire tear gas during a protest against government's plans to impose new taxes in Beirut."I felt the anger in her and just doing it, without anything else in her mind," Marina, 25, said.

"She was angry and she expressed it in the movement, not just by speaking. Usually a woman doesn't act ." Jen, a 26-year-old who works in advertising, said:"I think all the women felt like somebody is representing them and somebody is fighting for them."Hannah, 24, said the video inspired her to fight against a"patriarchal society".

"We shouldn't be afraid to hit this man, we shouldn't be afraid of them," she said."It is time to show our strength."

 

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