Shots fired in armoured car hold-up

Customers and staff at a Sydney shopping center capture the moment a Armaguard was robbed at gunpoint

SHOTS have been fired during an attempted robbery of an armoured car in Sydney early this morning.

The mobile phone footage was filmed from inside a building across the road from Broadway Shopping Centre in Glebe while the hold-up was in progress about 8.15am.

"Call the police, call the police," a person screams as the men surround two guards outside the van.

"Don't let them see that you've got your phone.

"He's carrying an AK-47, an assault rifle."

Moments laters, armed police arrive in Bay St and seal off the area.

Witnesses said the gang wearing balaclavas and armed with a pistol pulled up in front of an Armaguard truck in a black station wagon.

One of the guards was struck to the back of the head, possibly with the butt of a firearm. The other offender has fired a shot into the air, which struck a glass awning.

Leichhardt Police Commander Michael O'Toole said it appeared the robbery was planned.

"Given the fact they were wearing balaclavas and armed, it would appear there was some degree of planning that's gone into this," he said.

"Of course we are worried they will strike again. It's a concern for something like this to happen at that time of the day when there are so many people around."

Witnesses described the attack as "crazy".

"They had tried to open the passenger side door first and when they failed they went around the back of the truck to open it manually," witness Barry Zambrano said.

"It's crazy stuff."

An employee from the coffee shop across the road, who gave her name only as Lauren, said she saw two of the men wearing balaclavas.

"We heard a shot being fired...a couple of people were a bit scared and we all ducked under the counter," she said.

A crime scene has been set up and armed police are still in the area. Officers will today review CCTV footage as part of the investigation.

Mr O'Toole said the gang failed to escape with any money.

Police seal off the area outside Broadway Shopping Centre on Bay St in Glebe. Picture: Chris Mckeen

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