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Purse-Swinging Granny Foils Jewel Thieves (Video)

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09 Feb 2011 27 views
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Purse-Swinging Granny Foils Jewel Thieves (Video)
A gritty granny armed only with her handbag fought off six robbers who were smashing windows in a jewelry store on a busy UK street. Amateur video filmed by a passerby shows the courageous senior citizen swinging her purse with a ferocity seemingly brought on only by her shock at the thugs' mid-day audacity.

A "gritty granny" armed only with her handbag fought off six robbers who were smashing windows in a jewelry store on a busy UK street.

Amateur video filmed by a passerby shows the courageous senior citizen swinging her purse with a ferocity seemingly brought on by her shock at the thugs' mid-day audacity.

WATCH the video below, or read the story at the NY Post…

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