Two service station workers have been held captive by a group of thieves armed with hunting knives and crowbars in Queensland.
A worker was loading milk into a fridge while a cashier was behind the register early this morning when five masked people stormed into the store.
Exclusive vision obtained by 9News shows the group spending more than five minutes terrorising the pair, who were begging to be set free.
One of the attackers was seen pointing the tip of their blade towards an employee.
The pair were then dragged into the backroom and the group demanded the keys to the safe and cigarette cabinet.
The workers do not know the codes and, eventually, the group appears to give up and leave.
They remain on the run as police continue their investigations and urge anyone with information to come forward.
Police believe the attack may be linked to a similar armed robbery at the BP service station in Thornlands about 4am yesterday.
The cashier was also dragged by attackers armed with crowbars. The group took off with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes.
Extracted in full from: https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-workers-held-captive-as-armed-thieves-storm-service-station/93c9a7e3-a6c2-455f-a115-b72d42fba383
