By Lara Keay For Mailonline
Published: 09:51 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 11:39 BST, 19 June 2019
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CCTV footage captures the shocking moment a newsagent bravely wrestles a knife-wielding robber to stop him raiding his shop.
The hooded suspect is seen casually walking down the street in Bethnal Green, east London before walking into the shop as it opened at around 6am yesterday and producing the blade from a plastic bag.
As the man reveals the weapon, the shopkeeper of the family-run business charges towards him before trying to drag him to the floor.
He is eventually chased out of the store, while the knifeman remains inside, stuffs something into his jacket and flees.
This is the man seen on CCTV robbing a newsagent in Bethnal Green, east London yesterday morning
The suspect is seen walking down the street in Bethnal Green just before 6am yesterday before entering the newsagents
The victim, 32, who is the nephew of the man who owns the shop, was left shaken and is desperate for the suspect to be caught by police before he can strike again.
He did not manage to take anything of significant value, but police are investigating.
The shop owner, who did not want to
