A jewellery store employee is in a life-threatening condition after a robbery in broad daylight at a shop in Peterborough.
Cambridgeshire Police said six men raided Lala Jewellers on Gladstone Street at about 11:50 GMT on Saturday.
A senior councillor later said it was believed that the victim had been stabbed, external.
The city’s MP described it as a “horrific and violent act”, while police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
They said shelves were emptied and two employees behind the counter were assaulted, before the thieves fled in separate vehicles.
Two of the robbers were wearing white, traditional Pakistani clothing, officers added.
One employee, a 50-year-old man, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where he remains in a life-threatening condition.
