VietNamNet Bridge - A 40-second video clips posted on Youtube with the title "Two youngsters snatch and run in daylight" made viewers worry about reckless, brazen robbers in HCM City.



The victim fell to the road after her handbag was snatched (Photo from clip).


This clip was posted on Youtube on September 25, featuring a robbery at the foot of Nguyen Huu Canh flyover (leading up to the Saigon Bridge).

Right after the clip was uploaded to Youtube, it has attracted the attention of many viewers.

The incident occurred at 3.25pm of the same day. At that time, two women were driving motorcycles in parallel on the road. Both of them carried bags with them.

From behind, two young men on a motorcycle, without helmets, approached the two women. The man sitting behind reached forward to snatch the bag of a girl. After the successful robbery, they sped up to run away.

The victim fell to the road. Her helmet was also thrown out. Fortunately, the car behind, with the clip shooter inside, promptly stopped, avoiding an accident.

The clip has caused a wave of indignation against the reckless act of the two robbers. Many people wrote on online forums that their friends and relatives had experienced painful accidents when their bags were snatched by robbers on the street.

"Street robbery is more dangerous. Travelers should protect themselves by not wearing side or back bags to protect their assets as well as their life," one reader wrote.





P. Lan