Posted on 05/18/2006 4:51:16 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
PATRONS at a bar in Sydney have foiled masked robbers by throwing stools at them.
Three men wearing hooded jackets and with their faces disguised, entered the hotel in Abercrombie Street, Chippendale, just after 9pm (AEST) yesterday, police said.
One of them was armed with a large knife and threatened a female worker, demanding cash while his companions guarded the bar.
But a patron confronted the man and a struggle ensued, during which other drinkers began throwing bar stools at the men.
All three offenders fled empty-handed and were last seen running down Eveleigh Street.
A crime scene was established and police have spoken to a number of witnesses.
Don't mess with an Aussie after 6 pints of Fosters!
These blokes would probably be on the Reschs - a foul tasting Sydney brew.
It'd put anyone in a fighting mood!
Then I should stick to the Fosters when I visit, shall I?
Fosters, Victoria Bitter, or Cascade or Boags from Tasmania - bloody good drops!
Noted! Thanks!
Agreed. Carlton Cold is pretty damn good, too!
If so,I would think that that's what the perps had in mind.
I doubt it. Sounds like they went for the front bar.
BTW, I lived in Coogee many years ago. It's a nice spot.
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