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| Armed robbers on motorbikes raid Brent Cross jeweller | Armed robbers on motorbikes raid Brent Cross jeweller |
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| Robbers armed with axes and bats rode motorbikes into an indoor shopping centre in north London and raided a jewellery store. | Robbers armed with axes and bats rode motorbikes into an indoor shopping centre in north London and raided a jewellery store. |
| Four people on three bikes targeted Fraser Hart in Brent Cross Shopping Centre at 10:15 GMT, police said, but witnesses said they saw six bikers. | |
| The robbers left with a haul of watches and jewellery before riding off in the direction of Hendon Central. | The robbers left with a haul of watches and jewellery before riding off in the direction of Hendon Central. |
| The bikes were found abandoned soon afterwards at a nearby golf course. | |
| No one was injured in the raid but an elderly man was treated for shock at the scene. | |
| Axes and bats | |
| The raid happened 15 minutes after the centre opened to shoppers for the day. | |
| Claire Smalley, an eyewitness, said: "We looked out and we saw six men, two on each bike so three bikes, pull up outside Fraser Hart and then they pulled out an axe and they were getting into Fraser Hart and telling everyone to stay back." | |
| Witnesses said the motorcyclists sped into an upper level of the shopping centre through an entrance near John Lewis store. | |
| The robbers appeared to have targeted Cartier and Rolex watches at the shop along with some jewellery. The area of the shop that was targeted has been sealed off. |