A man with his face covered by a balaclava attempted to rob a jewelry store in the Vasco da Gama shopping center in Lisbon. The frustrated assault occurred this Sunday afternoon and caused moments of tension among the visitors, since the … The shopping center, located in the old Lisbon Expo district, is usually particularly busy at this time of year, both by Lisbon residents and tourists.
According to information provided by the Metropolitan Command of the Public Security Police (PSP), the man entered the jewelry store with his face covered and He used a goat’s paw to break the windows. In just a few minutes, he managed to get his hands on several gold coins, valued at around twenty thousand euros.
The moment of the attack was recorded by several visitors present at the scene. In the images, broadcast by Portuguese television, we see the individual violently breaking the windows and putting the jewelry in a plastic bag. After taking several coins, the attacker ran towards one of the main doors of the center, but was intercepted by security agents, who managed to prevent their escape and detain him until the police arrive.
Some witnesses reported that, in the race to exit, The attacker dropped several pieces of jewelrywhich were picked up by other customers who left the scene before authorities could identify them.
The man was handcuffed and taken to the PSP police station for his arrest and formalization of the procedure.
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