Armed thugs attempted to smash their way into a takeaway just hours after an MP was knifed to death.
The two men masked men targeted Eastwood Takeaway, Bridgwater Drive, Eastwood on Saturday evening.
Shocking footage showed a man with a large knife kicking a window violently at the takeaway.
It happened just hours after the murder Sir David Amess MP on Friday.
Worried staff from the business took to social media to apologise to anyone who witnessed the incident.
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The two men are dressed in black with hoods up and masks over their faces and one repeatedly kicked the business window while waving around a large knife.
The business bosses posted the shocking video of the incident on their Facebook page. The incident took place around 24 hours after Tory MP Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed at Belfairs Methodist Church on Saturday.
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