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Watch What Happens When a Masked Gunman Enters an Egyptian’s Restaurant in New Zealand

July 10, 2016
Said Ahmed (L) and screenshot from CCTV of the masked gunman (R).

If a gunman were to enter most people’s stores, the reaction would likely be one of fear and anxiety. However, for one Egyptian restaurant owner in New Zealand, complete disregard appeared to be the initial and only reaction. In a video released by Canterbury Police on Facebook, a masked man with a weapon is seen entering the Egyptian Kebab House restaurant in Christchurch. The man approaches the counter with what appears to be a gun. If you are watching this from Facebook and the video does not appear, click here to view it on YouTube. Surprisingly, the restaurant owner, identified by Al-Arabiya as Egyptian-born Said Ahmed, continues working and even serves another customer before simply walking away from the gunman, who had been asking Said to hand over money. Apparently confused, the gunman is shown in the video, which has been shared more than 500 times, leaving the restaurant empty handed. “He was surprised from my reaction – ‘I have come to rob him and he is walking away from me, so what can I do?'” said Said to Stuff.co.nz, adding that he walked away to the kitchen where he picked up the phone…


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