ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - A shopkeeper thwarted a holdup by throwing a cup of coffee at an armed robber and holding him at bay with a pair of scissors, police said Thursday.
The would-be thief, whose face was concealed under a motorcycle helmet, entered the convenience store in a Zagreb suburb on Wednesday, police said in a statement. He pulled out a pistol and demanded money from the cash register.
However, the 50-year-old storekeeper, who was not identified, refused to budge. She threw her cup of coffee at the man and brandished the scissors, police said. Her attacker, who is believed to have suffered burns, fled. Police were looking for the man.