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Brit Cops Hunt Burka-Clad Robbery Gang

Ax-wielding male thieves made off with cash, jewelry

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2009 6:39 AM CDT
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(Newser) – British police are investigating three robberies in which men covered in burkas stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry. In separate incidents, the men burst into travel agency and jeweler shops, threatening employees with a knife, a gun, and even an ax, reports the Independent. The crimes took place in different cities northwest of London, but police believe that the same gang may be at work: "The pattern the offenders have followed is strikingly similar," said one investigator.

Egyptian women wearing the niqab chat at the bank of the Nile River in Cairo. British cops say male robbers have donned similar garb to hide their identities.
Egyptian women wearing the niqab chat at the bank of the Nile River in Cairo. British cops say male robbers have donned similar garb to hide their identities.   (AP Photo/Mohamed al Sehety)
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jagerhans
Aug 27, 2009 12:21 PM CDT
under a burqa you can disguise some heavy weaponry plus it hides your face. a grey spotted burqa can make up great urban camo too. forget about the fact that you get very limited visual span and it is hard running into that shower tent , burqa is the combat gear of the future for bank robbers !! it is also so uncospicuous !! hahaha!
BlueAyez
Aug 27, 2009 11:46 AM CDT
Trick or treat!
schmidtkoff
Aug 27, 2009 2:12 AM CDT
they are trying to take over the free world. any cries of foul will be met with cries of discrimination. a new era of terrorism is evolving under the veils of 'it's my religion and my right'. how are you going to stop this? you can't body scan them for weapons, heck, they even cry foul when at airports bomb sniffing dogs approach them. they hate dogs. that's another stumbling block. don't let those dirty dogs near me. good luck trying to contain this burka-schmirka to prevent crime.

 
United Kingdom • robbery • burka • armed robbery • jewel heist

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