A woman in China has‌ been hailed as a hero after‍ she used‍ an umbrella to subdue a man who was making a fuss with a weapon.

According‍ to Hong Kong’s South China Morning⁣ Post (SCMP), ‍the incident occurred on⁢ the streets of Suzhou, ‌a ‍city in eastern‌ China, on the 11th during an argument between a photographer and a female customer who was⁢ dissatisfied ⁤with‌ his work.

A video released online shows a female tourist grabbing a female customer by the hair and pulling it, and stepping forward⁢ to hit the attacker’s hand with an umbrella.

The owner⁢ of a nearby‌ restaurant and his staff ‍came out with⁣ kitchen equipment such ​as ladles and joined in, and managed to subdue ‍the​ man with the weapon. The police arrested the man, a photographer, and they are investigating‍ the circumstances of the incident.

The injured woman was taken to hospital. The woman who used the ⁢umbrella to stop ⁢the man’s attack was said to ⁢be Liu Yang, from Chongqing, southwest China.

Liu Yang⁣ explained the situation at the⁣ time, saying, “Suddenly the man started attacking me and I felt responsible because I was nearby.”

He added, “If something terrible had happened to the woman who was attacked, I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life.”

The shop owner, who later joined the woman in subduing the man, is 33 years old and a veteran who served for 8 years.

He said, “I hit the attacker’s neck⁣ with a ⁤ladle, and ⁣the victim ⁢managed ⁤to run away. Afterwards, the attacker tried to attack me.” ⁤He added that he felt afraid when facing ​the knife, but his instinct to protect others took priority. He praised the​ female⁢ tourist holding ⁢the umbrella as “very brave.”

Their ‌brave actions have become a hot ⁢topic online, with ​many⁢ praising their courage and selflessness.

Netizens have left comments such as “China’s‍ Good Samaritan,” “You showed what true courage and justice are,” and ⁤”Because there are people like you, ⁢the world ⁣is still a place ⁣worth living in.”