Masked knifemen rob garage in Pat Heung

Two masked knifemen robbed a garage in Pat Heung in a brazen minute-long heist captured on security footage early Monday.

The video, about one minute and 12 seconds long, shows a white private car parked inside the garage around 4am. The driver hands documents to an employee in a gray jacket with a black sling bag, pretending to complete paperwork.

As the employee focuses on the documents, two men wearing balaclavas and gloves, armed with knives, rush out from the car's front and rear passenger seats and charge at him. The employee turns and runs toward the gate.

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One assailant quickly catches up and forcefully snatches the sling bag. The employee escapes outside. The two knifemen briefly chase him but then return to the car. The panicked driver, with the front door still open, moves forward a few meters to pick them up before speeding away.

Some online posts claimed the target was an illegal fuel operation run by South Asians, but the footage shows it is a garage, with no evidence linking it to illicit fuel activities. Police are investigating.