Chanel ’s boutique on high-end shopping thoroughfare Avenue Montaigne in Paris was still closed Monday, following a foiled attempted robbery at the weekend.

The luxury heist was prevented after a courageous security guard intervened, leading the four robbers to flee. One security guard was injured in the failed raid.

The crooks struck around lunchtime on Saturday, normally a busy day of shopping on Avenue Montaigne, a prestigious retail road that runs from the Champs Elysees to the Seine.

According to media reports, the four thieves showed up on Yamaha TMA scooters with guns and axes and attempted to break into the store. However, the guard managed to successfully lower the metal security gate of the store in time, preventing the gang entering.

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