“TEENAGE thieves targeting vans parked on a council estate forced open the doors of one – and were confronted by four SAS men on a stakeout.
The SAS surveillanced team was on a night-time counter-terrorism training exercise in Manchester. A source said: “The lads each had a machine gun and a side pistol with live ammunition to make it realistic. They saw these scrotes coming for some time.
The lads decided they would teach them a lesson if they did get into their van, which is exactly what happened.