In Hong Kong the unknown stole three bags, which were 81 gold ingot with a total value of 22.68 million HK dollars (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars). On Tuesday, November 22, reports The South China Morning Post.
The attack occurred about 9am local time (04:00 GMT). 33-year-old man working in specialized service delivery, unloaded bags full of gold from the van on the cart near the jewelry shop. Three unknown men in hoods with knives in their hands snatched them and fled in an unknown direction. As the newspaper notes, the whole operation took no more than 20 seconds.
“The victim tried to catch the attackers, then one of the attackers begin to threaten him with a knife,” he told police. The guards added that the man in the face and splashed some fluid.
Currently, guards are searching for five people suspected of committing the crime, including two drivers. According to the publication, the attackers had two cars.
Just in the truck there were nine bags, which had 258 gold bars are a kilogram each.