Gettin' medieval

A little street justice for the good guys: "Store owners scare thieves with sword", as reported on the Minneapolis Channel 5 Eyewitness News website.

Two brothers who live above their Minneapolis store watched it being robbed and trapped one suspect inside.

Abed Hassuneh and his brother Jamal watched two men with masks on rough up the store attendant and pocket cartons of cigarettes and thousands of dollars in cash.

The brothers ran downstairs, and one of them grabbed the first thing he saw – a sword.

One thief escaped while the brothers trapped another inside, screaming while he tried to get away.

Abed Hassuneh hit the trapped suspect in the arm with the sword while he escaped out the door.

The brothers now wonder if the thieves will be brave enough to return.

It would have been more interesting if both thieves were run through with the sword, but we'll settle for the superficial beating.