A hero shopkeeper who once fought against Saddam Hussein’s forces used a BEAR SPRAY to chase off an armed robber - whose gun jammed as he tried to shoot him.
CCTV footage captured the terrifying moment the gunman entered Kobani Stores on West Bromwich Street in Walsall. He took a worker hostage and then tried but failed to shoot Kurdish shop owner Shikha Mahsum - who sprayed him in the face with a bear deterrent, stored behind the counter.
Brave Shikha, 39, chased the robber out the premises where three more assailants were waiting outside. The gang fled after jumping into a waiting car.
