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This is the shocking moment a tourist had her phone snatched from her hand by a masked cyclist.
The balaclavaed thug - who was dressed completely in black - reached onto the pavement and grabbed it from the pedestrian as he dashed across the crossing on the wrong side of the road near Tower Bridge, in London.
Riding a black mountain bike, the rider left the lady reeling in shock as she suddenly found her hands empty.
The incident - which was captured by a passing cyclist on May 23 - is one of thousands on the capital's streets every year.
A phone was reported stolen in the capital every six minutes last year, the BBC revealed.
The balaclavaed thug - who was dressed completely in black - reached onto the pavement and grabbed it from the pedestrian as he dashed across the crossing on the wrong side of the road near Tower Bridge, in London
The incident took place just South of Tower Bridge on May 23, outside the Pommeler's Rest pub
The cyclist who took the video - who had a camera on his helmet and sped off out of fear that his own phone would be taken - later returned and found the woman so she could hand his footage across to the police.
The 32-year-old - who works in financial services - was on his way to a friend's house in Lewisham, south London, from his home in Stratford.
He said: 'It was shocking to see it that close. I've shown it to a few friends and they've all had similar reactions - it's so quick, and you think: "How can I gear myself to not do that?"
'I think they were an American couple, so not a great experience for them being in London. She was very shocked. They had run after them.
'It is
