“I miraculously happened to be recording with a gopro on my forehead and captured this amazing piece of footage!!”
A man on a mission to visit every country in the world was recently on a bike tour of Argentina when he captured the terrifying moment an armed thief attempted to rob him in broad daylight.
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In a video posted to YouTube by the group Global Degree, Alexander Hennessy is seen riding along a bike path in Buenos Aires when a stranger on a motorcycle suddenly drives up beside him and pulls out a handgun.
"I miraculously happened to be recording with a gopro on my forehead and captured this amazing piece of footage!!" Global Degree said.
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After Hennessy briefly escapes the confronting man with a laugh, he's forced to stop pedaling, and attempts to ditch his bike and make a run for it. The armed thief can be heard yelling repeatedly: "Give me the backpack!"
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