Passer-by foils abduction attempt

A truck driver on the French-Belgian border has had a lucky escape from a robbery attempt thanks to a bold passerby. Security footage of the incident, which occurred on Friday morning, shows two men attack a truck driver as a third pulls up behind them in sedan.

As the driver leaves the vehicle he is set upon by two men, before the boot of the silver Mercedes opens, apparently so the criminals can load the driver into it. However, an older man soon enters the scene and injects himself into the middle of the violent attack. As the would-be thieves strike the driver and frisk him in an apparent attempt to take his keys, the man harasses them until they give up on the robbery. The men quickly retreat into the sedan, which was bearing French number plates, and then make off down the one way street. Video of the incident was uploaded to Facebook over the weekend and has since been viewed more than 300,000 times. According to reports, the attempted robbery was reported to police, however, the culprits have not yet been caught.
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