Urfan Hussain holds a baseball bat inside his store. (Muirhouse Post Office via SWNS)

By Elizabeth Hunter

A shopkeeper has gone viral for "declaring war" on shoplifters - while posing with a baseball bat.

Urfan Hussain took to social media after a thief stole $7 worth of chocolate from his Muirhouse Post Office in Edinburgh.

In a video posted to Facebook, Urfan can be seen smashing cardboard boxes with a baseball bat.

He describes being "sick and tired of people coming in and stealing."

CCTV footage is then shown of the shoplifter as Urfan urges customers to "make the guy go viral" in the hopes of deterring future shoplifters.

Urfan says the usage of the baseball bat was a joke to encourage the video to get more views - but says shoplifting from small businesses is no laughing mat

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