A British woman brawled with men in Spain this morning as she confronted a group of angry protesters - many of them serving police officers.
Roads between La Linea and Gibraltar were blocked early on Wednesday by union protesters who are calling for equal pay between Spain's various tiers of law enforcement.
Tourists were among those prevented from crossing the border and long tailbacks began to form.
As anger boiled over the in heat the protest turned angry and violent, people at the scene said.
Footage shows the woman's car being mobbed and hit as she makes her way to the border.
Angered at the crowd she stops her car and gets out, throwing herself towards the offending man in a white t-shirt.
The woman in a red dress and flip flops flies at the man and he lunges towards her literally tackling her into the air like a ragdoll, despite their size difference.
As they go for each other another man kicks out and hits her in the stomach while a different man strikes out towards her face.
The woman was escorted back to her car while angry crowds jeered.
Those on the march were calling for equality between the Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil, and regional police forces.
The protest was organised by JUSAPOL, a pressure group focusing on police salaries.
JUSAPOL was started in Palencia Police Station by a group of national police, most of them assigned to radio patrol - because 'regional police earn much more than a National Police or a Civil Guard'.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
