Moment gang of armed thugs try to invade pub to rob customers as they try to enjoy weekend drink before fleeing empty handed

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This is the terrifying moment a group of armed thugs tried to invade a London pub and rob its customers.

The gang are seen trying to enter The Marquis Cornwallis pub near Russell Square station on Friday, February 9.

Two of the thugs can be seen wielding baseball bats, as they retreat from the premises after being chased out by angry customers.

During the footage, one individual can be heard shouting: ‘He’s got a weapon!’, before the group is recorded running down the road away from the pub.

One customer is believed to have been hit on the head by one of the bats before the gang fled from the scene.

The Metropolitan Police and the pub have been approached for a comment.

The gang are seen trying to enter The Marquis Cornwallis pub near Russell Square station on Friday, February 9

During the footage, one individual can be heard shouting: ‘He’s got a weapon!’, before the group is recorded running down the road away from the pub

Two of the thugs can be seen wielding baseball bats, as they retreat from the premises as they are chased out by angry customers

The footage has shocked a large number of social media users, as concerns continue to grow over people’s safety in the capital.

One person commented : ‘Not safe anywhere’, while another said: ‘Getting worse and worse’.

Elsewhere, footage has emerged of a thief brazenly steals a man’s car while the owner makes a desperate attempt to stop him by jumping on the bonnet.

The clip shows a thief reversing a black BMW down Romford Road in East London last night.

A man wearing an orange jumper can be seen on the bonnet of the BMW while onlookers shout ‘get off the car’.

At least four people also chased the car down the road on foot and another onlooker can be heard shouting ‘what the f***’.

On Friday, new figures showed muggings in London West End have tripled in the last two years, prompting concerns the crime wave threatens its future of shopping districts popular with wealthy tourists.

The number of thefts from a person in the area around Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square increased to 2,806 last year, compared to 796 in 2021.

Theft, which includes pick-pocketing and shoplifting, currently makes up around 60 per cent of crime in the West End.

The figures were compiled by the Heart of London Business Alliance, which represents 600 local retailers, restaurants and property owners.

Nickie Aiken, the MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, called for more police on the streets – as she warned the situation had worsened since the pandemic.