A Lebanese man has taken to social media in shock after his shawarma was mistaken for a bomb by Lebanese soldiers.

Kareem Marwan Salhab, who purchased a shawarma, says he innocently placed the food inside his jacket to protect it from the rain as he walked home.

His route home entailed passing the house of a minister which was heavily guarded by armed soldiers.

Upon seeing his protective demeanour, the soldiers grew suspicious thinking a bomb was hidden under his jacket.

Soldiers demanded at gun point to see what was hidden.

Salhab said on Facebook, "Moral of the Story, ladies & gentlemen: Don't hide shawarma inside your hoodie. #deathbyshawarma"

He posted, "So I was on the way back home from MMA Training and on my way passed by Barbar. I decided to get myself some shawarma sandwiches.

"Since it was raining and i still had a walk home i decided to tuck the bag into my hoodie to protect the sandwiches from getting wet. Now, my house happens to be near a certain minister's house and naturally there are soldiers stationed in the area.

"As i was walking (also holding a bag with my stuff) i suddenly a heard loud shout from next to me telling me to stop in my tracks. From my side I see a soldier carefully reaching for his weapon as he asked "shu mkhabba ta7et jacketak wle!??" and it suddenly dawned on me that the sandwiches tucked in my hoodie could easily be mistaken for a bomb belt in the dark.

"I looked at him and told him "sandwichet shawarma". Thinking i was joking, he didn't change face while slowly backing up as some of his comrades also started showing up from the shouting. He said "fta7 jacketak 3al batee2" while ready to draw his weapon at any sudden movements. The tension could be cut by a knife. So i also backed up and started slowly unzipping my hoodie to reveal the Barbar bag underneath.

"All tension faded from their faces as they laughed and said "shu bek mkhabba lsandwichet ra3abet l dene ya zalame" and i told them that it was raining and that i didn't want them to get wet. They replied "rou7 khayye allah ma3ak"

Moral of the Story, ladies & gentlemen: Don't hide shawarma inside your hoodie.

#deathbyshawarma