Hong Kong police foil dramatic robbery attempt caught on CCTV

A general view of a shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China. Robbers rushed into a watch and jewellery shop in Tsim Tsa Tsui but were quickly apprehended by police who showed up about 20 seconds into the robbery. — Reuters

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested five men who were attempting to rob a jewellery shop, with dramatic footage showing the masked assailants wielding machetes and sledgehammers in the store.

The attempted daytime robbery took place in the bustling Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district on Tuesday, when the five men were shown on CCTV footage alighting from a white car.