[kellyhound]

CCTV footage captures the moment a shop worker says he disarmed a man who was pointing a gun in his face whilst attempting to rob the store.

Hunar Mohammed, 37, says he was working behind the counter at the shop in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire when a man came in and asked for cigarettes and alcohol.

As the father placed the items in a bag and worked out how much was owed, the man allegedly withdrew a gun and demanded the money from the till.

The shopkeeper, who is from Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan, said he was not frightened during the episode as most people in his country carry guns for security.

I did what any normal person would do. In this second, my mind said to do this and I did it, he said.

Mr Mohammed, who has a three-year-old daughter, added: 'He didn't leave with anything and for that I am glad.

'My family have said congratulations to me. My wife was scared but she is okay now.

'My step-sons couldn't believe it. They asked "How did you do that so quickly?"'

Mr Mohammed's account of the incident has turned the shopkeeper into a local hero.

Mr Mohammed, who moved to the UK in 2010, said: 'All the regular customers have been coming in and calling me a hero and asking to shake my hand.

'It hasn't left me frightened to go back to work or anything.'

A man from Borehamwood, 24, has been charged with robbery and having an imitation firearm.

[spudigitti]

That's not how you handle a weapon.....

[CrunchyCripple]

And that's how you know someone learned about gun handling from TV. They hold it like a Hollywood gangster.

[Shakey]

Looks like the guy left with the bag.