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| 'Smash-and-grab' raid at Selfridges in Oxford Street | 'Smash-and-grab' raid at Selfridges in Oxford Street |
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| A "smash-and-grab" robbery has taken place at Selfridges department store on Oxford Street in central London. | |
| Onlookers posted photographs of the scene on Twitter, including one showing tiny pieces of broken glass and another showing two axes. | Onlookers posted photographs of the scene on Twitter, including one showing tiny pieces of broken glass and another showing two axes. |
| Two arrests have been made following the robbery, which happened at about 20:30 BST, police said. | |
| A man described seeing two men on a moped with a bag "full of watches and jewellery", who were arrested. | |
| Matthew Carrozo, from east London, said he heard the moped crashing and saw one man was dressed in full motorcycle gear while a second man dressed in a burka fell on to the ground. | |
| 'Kicking and screaming' | |
| The 28-year-old, who was on the corner of Goodge Street and Charlotte Street, said he then saw a man run out from a nearby pizza restaurant and pin down one of the two people who were on the vehicle. | |
| "Someone noticed a bag had fallen off the moped and that it had opened and a bunch a watches fell out," he said. "The duffle bag was full of watches and jewellery." | |
| "The first guy pegged it down Charlotte Street and then he was held to the ground as other people were getting involved. He really put up a struggle. | |
| "When cops turned up they put him in the back of a van and he was kicking and screaming," said Mr Carrozo. | |
| "The other man was injured and was being attended to by paramedics." | |
| Sally Boazman, who was in the store when the raid happened, said: "Suddenly I saw hundreds of people running to the door. | |
| "People started to panic. It was a real panic situation." | |
| Selfridges posted on its Twitter feed: "Hi, we just want to let you know that everyone is safe and the police are investigating. We will update you once we have more information." | Selfridges posted on its Twitter feed: "Hi, we just want to let you know that everyone is safe and the police are investigating. We will update you once we have more information." |
| The raid took place half an hour before the world famous department store was due to close at 21:00 BST. | |
| "It is not known how many people are involved," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. | "It is not known how many people are involved," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. |
| Officers say they believe no guns were fired. | Officers say they believe no guns were fired. |