Gesturing thieves are one short of a dozen

The furtive gestures of 11 people who had allegedly attempted a robbery in Phnom Penh quickly caught the attention of patrolling police on Monday night.

Realising their shifty movements had attracted the attention of cops, the crooks headed in diverging paths to distract their pursuers.

Fortunately, police caught a solo rider who was found with a sword and hauled him away to the police station. Police are hunting the other 10 perpetrators who got away.

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