Posted: 4/19/2005 7:39:09 AM EDT
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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4459459.stm Attempted armed robbery at store A shopkeeper foiled an attempted armed robbery by refusing to hand over cash, despite being threatened with a gun and a knife. A man wearing a balaclava entered the Londis store in Stanley Street, Bedford, between 0630 BST and 0700 BST on Monday and demanded money. Even though the shopkeeper had a gun pointed to his head and was threatened with a knife, he refused. The would-be robber, described as white and in his 20s, ran off empty-handed. Police are appealing for witnesses. The clerk got LUCKY. |
