Police arrest one of the armed robbers within the grounds of UNSW. Picture: David Strong Source: The Daily Telegraph
Police looking for an armed person on the UNSW campus. Picture: Danny Aarons Source: News Limited
POLICE have foiled a major armed robbery believed to be of a cash in transit van moments before it was planned to take place today but three armed men are still on the run.
Heavily-armed tactical officers this morning ambushed the would-be robbers in a black Audi sedan, as they made their way through Kensington, in Sydney's east.
Dozens of police pursued the stolen vehicle, until it was rammed and cornered in the grounds of the University of NSW.
The campus came to a standstill as police swarmed the grounds this morning.
A student who lives on the university campus, named only as Hamish, told the ABC he was woken by the sound of a car crashing into a wall of Baxter College.
''I thought a crane or a building had collapsed because I heard a lot of people yelling,'' he said.
PolAir was brought in watch the chase from above, and give guidance as to the vehicle's whereabouts.
Two men, aged 29 and 36, were arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station, where they are currently assisting police with their inquiries.
However, three men, believed to have been in the back seat of the car, ran from the vehicle and are still on the run.
A local school was locked down for up to an hour, while police scoured the suburb for the wanted men, described as being of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance.
Teachers from Our Lady of the Rosary stepped in to protect pupils as the armed police operation played out next door.
The teachers were ''on guard'' amid panicky scenes in usually quiet Grosvenor St between 8am and 9am.
''It was the full crack squad. A lot of the police had guns and you could only see their eyes,'' one mother told AAP.
A search of the car allegedly recovered three handguns, suggesting it was "highly organised", a police source said.
Police looking for an armed person on the UNSW campus in Kensington near the High Street entrance. Pic: Danny Aarons Source: The Daily Telegraph
Witnesses described seeing police in full body kit patrolling the scene at the university.
"Two men have been arrested, but the operation is still ongoing," a police spokeswoman said today.
Another witness said he had seen a police helicopter overhead, while there was a heavy police presence on the ground.
"There are police everywhere, with their full kit and kaboodle on," he said.
"I'm not sure exactly what's happened, but a woman says she walked into a coffee shop and saw some guy running away jumping fences."
A worker on a neighbouring construction site said he saw a man with a backpack run from police.
''They thought they had him cornered, but he seemed to get away,'' the man said.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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