An armed robber wearing a full-length Burka entered a jewelry store in England this past week and helped pull off a violent heist. The Burkha-wearing man and his accomplices used hammers to smash counters, making off with hundreds of pounds of jewelry. The men have not been caught, and police have released a photo of the Burkha-wearing man, hoping this will lead to his arrest. BBC:A West Midlands jeweller says it is a "disgrace" that a robber dressed in a burka in order to rob his store.
The armed robbery at Friends Jewellers in Cape Hill, Smethwick, on Wednesday involved five people and thousands of pounds of jewellery was taken.
Ash Kumar, the shop owner, said that the Muslim community should be "in uproar" over the tactic. Mr Kumar has offered an undisclosed reward for any information which leads to a conviction.
Four members of staff were sprayed with an unknown substance before the offenders, armed with hammers, escaped with about £200,000 worth of jewels.
Give it up for Mr. Kumar. I don't know if he is Muslim but I can't help but notice he gets outraged about crime instead of non-issues like the Danish cartoons. The newspaper accounts and the police, bowing to sensitivity, said the suspects were "asian appearing." But having been victimized, Kumar has no interest in PC concerns. (photo credit: BBC)
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