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| Faberge eggs snatched in robbery | Faberge eggs snatched in robbery |
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| Thieves armed with sledgehammers smashed a jewellers' window and ran off with two rare Faberge eggs among a haul worth around £250,000. | Thieves armed with sledgehammers smashed a jewellers' window and ran off with two rare Faberge eggs among a haul worth around £250,000. |
| Two men wearing balaclava masks pulled up outside Clive Ranger in Cardiff city centre at 1030 GMT. | Two men wearing balaclava masks pulled up outside Clive Ranger in Cardiff city centre at 1030 GMT. |
| One of the eggs is one of just 12 in the world. They also took a £6,000 Faberge watch and diamond rings. | One of the eggs is one of just 12 in the world. They also took a £6,000 Faberge watch and diamond rings. |
| The robbers escaped in an awaiting stolen car as members of the public tried to stop them. | The robbers escaped in an awaiting stolen car as members of the public tried to stop them. |
| The robbers began smashing the windows of the shop, on St Mary's Street, just after staff had finished putting out the window displays. | The robbers began smashing the windows of the shop, on St Mary's Street, just after staff had finished putting out the window displays. |
| After shattering the toughened glass, the robbers grabbed at the window display. They dropped the sledgehammers on the pavement and ran into an awaiting car before speeding off. | After shattering the toughened glass, the robbers grabbed at the window display. They dropped the sledgehammers on the pavement and ran into an awaiting car before speeding off. |
| The robbers discarded their sledgehammers outside the shop | The robbers discarded their sledgehammers outside the shop |
| The most distinctive items taken are two Faberge eggs - modern versions of the jewel-encrusted ornaments that were created for the Russian Tsars. | The most distinctive items taken are two Faberge eggs - modern versions of the jewel-encrusted ornaments that were created for the Russian Tsars. |
| One called a hen egg which contains little chicks and rabbits, is worth £65,000. The robbers broke it off its base making it almost impossible to sell on. | One called a hen egg which contains little chicks and rabbits, is worth £65,000. The robbers broke it off its base making it almost impossible to sell on. |
| The second is a Welsh egg made exclusively for Clive Ranger and is valued at £18,000. | The second is a Welsh egg made exclusively for Clive Ranger and is valued at £18,000. |
| The thieves also took a Faberge watch and some diamond rings, bringing the total haul to around £250,000. | The thieves also took a Faberge watch and some diamond rings, bringing the total haul to around £250,000. |
| The Welsh egg designed exclusively for the jeweller | The Welsh egg designed exclusively for the jeweller |
| Clive Ranger store manager Karl Parry said witnesses had seen one of the men carrying a firearm. | Clive Ranger store manager Karl Parry said witnesses had seen one of the men carrying a firearm. |
| He said staff at the jewellers did not see the robbers but were "shocked and shaken" by the raid. | He said staff at the jewellers did not see the robbers but were "shocked and shaken" by the raid. |
| "The jewellery is kept in a safe overnight and we had just finished putting it all out in the window displays when we heard this almighty bang on the window," he said. | "The jewellery is kept in a safe overnight and we had just finished putting it all out in the window displays when we heard this almighty bang on the window," he said. |
| "We personally did not see anything but lots of people were around the store and saw it all." | "We personally did not see anything but lots of people were around the store and saw it all." |
| Safe installer Tony Harley, from Wolverhampton, described how he used his car to try to stop the robbers escaping. | Safe installer Tony Harley, from Wolverhampton, described how he used his car to try to stop the robbers escaping. |
| "I pulled the van in front of the car so he couldn't drive off. I was just trying to get my camera on my phone to take his picture," he said. | "I pulled the van in front of the car so he couldn't drive off. I was just trying to get my camera on my phone to take his picture," he said. |
| He was looking straight at me and he was just shouting to the chaps who were robbing the place to hurry up Bystander Tony Harley | He was looking straight at me and he was just shouting to the chaps who were robbing the place to hurry up Bystander Tony Harley |
| "He was looking straight at me and he was just shouting to the chaps who were robbing the place to hurry up. | "He was looking straight at me and he was just shouting to the chaps who were robbing the place to hurry up. |
| "They all just bundled into the car and he couldn't move off. So I tried to keep him where he was but he just went up the kerb and was driving along the pavement. He could have hit anyone really." | "They all just bundled into the car and he couldn't move off. So I tried to keep him where he was but he just went up the kerb and was driving along the pavement. He could have hit anyone really." |
| Police are appealing for witnesses to the robber and anyone who has seen the stolen VW car used as a get-away - registration number CV07 PVL. | Police are appealing for witnesses to the robber and anyone who has seen the stolen VW car used as a get-away - registration number CV07 PVL. |
| On Tuesday evening, a city centre park was cordoned off following reports of a car explosion. | |
| Eyewitnesses said three police cars and two police vans attended the incident at Plasturton Gardens. | |
| It was not clear whether the car was related to the robbery. |