Police have released security footage of two men dressed in burkas who took $500,000 in jewelry within five minutes from a North York store last month.

Identification is “very difficult” since the suspects were covered head to toe, Staff Inspector Mike Earl said Wednesday morning.

Two men entered Mona-Clara Jewellers in the York Mills Rd. and Leslie St. area at 11 a.m. on Oct. 14. One pulled out a handgun and the other took a female employee to the door and locked it, Earl said.

The men were only in the store for about five minutes, but emptied $500,000 worth of jewelry from display cases before leaving through the back door. Police believe a getaway vehicle was waiting for them.

“There’s not much to go on here,” said Earl of efforts to identify the robbers.

“The biggest clue is going to be the amount of jewelry they took that day, whether they’re bragging to family members and friends, or if somebody saw something that jogs their memory.”

One suspect is described as black and 5-foot-11. The other is 6-foot-3.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7350, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).