Police remain at the scene in Regent Street, where the robbers were interrupted as they ransacked the store using knives, sledgehammers and a Samurai sword-style blade. A number of weapons were recovered from the pavement outside, with a picture on Twitter showing a blade resembling a samurai sword lying outside the shop. This was the scene on Regent Street today after a gang of Samurai sword-wielding robbers targeted a jewellers. The Metropolitan Police confirmed officers attended a raid at 2.09pm today, adding a number of 'high-value items' were stolen. Police remain at the scene where robbers on mopeds hit the Regent Street jewellers in central London

Source: Daily Mail March 18, 2018 15:25 UTC