According to Scotland Yard, a group of six men, all reported to be dressed in 'burqas' and armed with axes, smashed glass cabinets and made off with a number of high value watches from Selfridges in central London, on Thursday night.
The raid took place 30 minutes before the store was due to close at 2100 local time yesterday.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a Hollywood-style smash-and-grab robbery.One of the men was arrested in connection with the robbery and taken to a central London police station where he remains in custody. The second man was taken to a central London hospital, believed to be suffering from a fractured leg.
Six men dressed in burqas, who carried out a daring Hollywood-style robbery at one of London's most iconic department stores, stole watches worth an estimated $1.52 million, the Scotland Yard has said. The men, who were disguised in 'burqas', smashed glass cabinets and filled holdalls with high-value watches in the dramatic smash-and-raid attack on the world-famous Selfridges store on Thursday.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad are investigating the incident
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