Man's screams scared off armed robbers

Brazilian man who witnessed an armed robbery was so frightened that his screams scared the robbers away.

The man, from Sao Luiz, who doesn't want to be named, was in a post office in the town when robbers burst in.

He had come to collect his stall which he uses to sell books outside the post office and which he keeps inside the building overnight.

Another witness said: "The post office was being robbed but he didn't realise until he was almost leaving.

"He got so scared, he screamed loud and let the stall and all the books fall, making a huge noise.

"The robbers go so scared they even forgot they had guns - they panicked and ran away."

A police spokesperson said: "Even though it was unintentional, he stopped the robbery. We will give him a medal for that. We are calling him The Clumsy and Scared Hero!"