Shocking footage has emerged from China of a security guard controlling an armed robber in a hotel.
The CCTV video, filmed in Changsha, Hunan Province on May 24, shows a man wearing a hat, a pair of sunglasses and gloves walking to the hotel reception with a suitcase.
After having the conversation with the receptionist, he suddenly takes out a gun and point at him.
The 59-year-old unarmed security guard named Fan Guo'an comes out immediately to grab the robber's gun and knocks him down on the floor.
As a veteran, Fan spotted that it was a toy gun at first glance.
The robber was detained and the case is under further investigation.