Tomahawk wielding jewel-thieves gets away with $1mil!!

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TOMAHAWK-wielding bandits who smashed their way into an exclusive Gold Coast jewellery boutique escaped with more than $1 million worth of designer jewels.

The two identically-dressed, balaclava-clad robbers struck high-profile Gold Coast jeweller John Calleija's store at upmarket Main Beach shopping centre Marina Mirage last night.

They used tomahawks to smash their way into the shop where they plundered some of its most expensive items, including gold and diamond necklaces, rings and bracelets, in what police said was one of Queensland's biggest jewellery heists.

Mr Calleija and female staff were trapped inside the store for more than an hour after the robbery by locked security doors. They were freed by firemen using pneumatic cutting equipment.