Justin Bieber'sbodyguard -- a former Israeli soldier -- just laid the smackdown on an
overly aggressive paparazzo -- not ours -- at LAX airport moments ago
... according to sources connected with the Biebs.
Sources inside
Bieber's camp tell us, Bieber had just arrived and was getting into an
SUV to leave the airport ... when a photog ran in front of the car to
take several shots.
We're told the bodyguard asked the photog to get out of the way -- but the guy refused, and persisted to take photographs.
At that point, we're told the bodyguard tried to guide the photog to the sidewalk -- and the guy took a swing at him.
That's
when the bodyguard ducked, and then knocked the photog out with one
punch. We're told the bodyguard then held the photog down until cops
arrived.
