One of Justin Bieber’s bodyguards, who is a former Israeli soldier, was involved in a nasty altercation with an aggressive photographer as the Biebs was leaving the LAX airport on Monday (February 6).

According to the Biebs’ camp, the paparazzo ran in front of the Biebs’ SVU as he was leaving the airport to take some shots. The bodyguard tried to get the pap out of the way by guiding him to the sidewalk, when the photographer allegedly tried to hit Biebs’ bodyguard with his camera (see video below).

The bodyguard retaliated with one punch to the pap’s face, before holding the crazy photographer down until the cops showed up to arrest and book the pap for felony assault with a deadly weapon.

I’m team Biebs Bodyguard!

Justin Bieber Bodyguard Attacks Paparazzo Video