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A "professional pickpocket gang" have allegedly targeted heavy metal fans at a packed Glasgow gig - making off with 50 phones in what stunned concert-goers described as a "£45k heist". ‌

Music lovers rocking out to American metal band Bad Omens at the OVO Hydro on Sunday night say between 40 and 50 mobiles were swiped as thieves worked through the crowd. ‌

Shocked victims claimed the culprits were "professionals" who wrapped stolen devices in tin foil so they couldn’t be tracked, before stuffing them into bags and fleeing. ‌

One victim wrote online that a venue supervisor called it "the worst case of theft he’s ever seen", with the stolen haul allegedly totalling around "£45,000".

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Rachel Karakaya wrote online: "When I lost it, I told security

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