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This is the shocking moment a brazen gang of armed thugs ram-raided a jewellery store, stealing thousands of pounds worth of stock in broad daylight.

The footage shows three members of a four-man gang loading jewellery into a getaway car after they reportedly reversed another into the shop window.

The sledgehammer-wielding thugs, wearing balaclavas, raided David M Robinson in Altrincham on Friday afternoon.

It is understood a white Jaguar was launched into the store window, before the vehicle was driven back into Railway Street, blocking cars from getting past.

Witnesses said three men, dressed in black, got out of the Jaguar, before snatching watches and other jewellery on display in the shop window.

(Image: Ryan Battle)

In the footage, two men are seen ripping the shattered window from its frame, before one of them is seen climbing inside.

A third man is then seen barking orders at the pair. A bag stuffed with jewellery is then passed through the window.

It is understood a fourth gang member was waiting at the wheel of a black Mercedes, ready to flee.

At one point, one of the thugs is seen stopping and running back over the road after appearing to drop something.

Shockingly, a pedestrian is seen strolling down the road, seemingly unaware of the crime unfolding before his eyes.

The Mercedes is then seen speeding off down the road. The Jaguar was left at the scene.

Officers were spotted at the scene following the incident at around 3.45pm. The area outside the shop was cordoned off as an investigation was launched.

It was originally thought that the thugs fled on foot, with the Jaguar left in the middle of the road. But it is now clear they escaped in a second vehicle.

A witness, who asked not to be named, said: “I heard a massive bang, then looked out of the window to see what was going on.

“They were just so calm and brazen about the whole thing - they really weren’t bothered that they were doing it in full view of everyone.

“It was just so casual, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. They weren’t fazed in the slightest.”

Last year, shocking footage emerged of armed thugs terrorising the same store.

CCTV video showed one worker fleeing from a masked man carrying a machete during the violent raid on June 10.

The gang stormed the shop, smashed cabinets and got away with luxury watches worth £186,000.

It is not yet known whether the two robberies are linked. Enquiries are ongoing.

CCTV from the raid on June 10 last year