Criminals rob Australian camera crew

london - Two criminals have robbed an Australian reporter and her cameraman in London. Because the camera was still running, images of the robbery were shown live in the control room of the television station in Sydney.

The robbers struck while journalist Laurel Irving and her cameraman Jimmy were filming in the Islington district, reports Australian media Wednesday. One of the men stepped on the cameraman and made it clear that he wanted the expensive camera.

Irving said that he had yet made a vain attempt to thwart the robbers. 'I tried to grab the camera,' the journalist said, calling her cameraman: 'No, no. He has a firearm. Then I let go and cycled away. '

While the perpetrators drove away with the camera, the video link with Sydney also disappeared. The journalist still managed to take a picture of the perpetrators. The Australian channel has also transferred the camera images to the police.