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Brick as thieves: Burglary goes wrong in China

CCTV footage from Shanghai Municipal Police captured the incident
CCTV footage from Shanghai Municipal Police captured the incident

Two would-be thieves in Shanghai, China hit a bit of a wall when their plan went awry.

CCTV footage released by the Shanghai Municipal Police shows the two men attempt to smash a window with bricks.

However, the second man is a little off with his aim - and hits his accomplice in the face, knocking him out.

The footage ends with the man dragging his unconscious partner away from the scene and abandoning their burglary attempt.

The footage was taken outside a store facility in Shanghai on Wednesday.

Police shared the video on Chinese social media website Weibo with the caption: "If all thieves were like this, police wouldn’t have to work overtime".