Horrifying moment gang wielding machetes and a samurai sword raid luxury watch store on London's Fleet Street

Shocking footage shows one member of the gang waving a huge samurai sword (right)

The gang used a moped to smash through the glass front door of the Chronext store on Fleet Street in the City of London at about 11am. Shocking footage shows one member of the gang waving a huge samurai sword while two others brandish a knife and iron bars. Further thieves were said to have been inside the store smashing the cabinets and grabbing lots of watches and stuffing them into bags. Witnesses claimed the criminals jumped on their scooters and punched the air in victory before driving off towards the law courts nearby. One witness said: 'There was a Vespa inside the shop because they drove it through the front door. I saw about five mopeds parked up on the pavement and the street outside and there were three guys walking up and down.'

Two of the gang members could be seen brandishing a knife and iron bars during the raid