Thugs in London attempted to steal BBC cameras in a shocking attempt to get away with the equipment, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. 

A moped gang with three bikes seen holding up the rush hour traffic on Putney Bridge attempting to steal a BBC camera secured to the bridge. 

The thieves then drove to Barnes Bridge where they clashed with BBC security teams and cut down a BBC camera attached to scaffolding. The gang fled and remains at large.

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