Trainer walks away after being attacked by a circus lion mid-show

The woman had a lucky escape after one of her lions jumped on her in the middle of a circus performance in Egypt.

A terrifying video showing the moment a circus performer was attacked mid-performance by a lion has been shared widely online.

The incident - which took place in Tanta, Egypt - shows lion tamer Faten El-Helw being attacked as part of the same show in which her husband Mohammed was killed by a lion in 2004.