A BRAVE shop worker stood up to a knife-wielding thug by offering him cigarettes.
Sadi Anwar, 27, was just a month into her job at an Edinburgh newsagent when the knife raider left her fearing for her life.
SHOCK: Thief picks his packet
The would-be thief ran into the shop holding a 10-inch blade and demanded all the money from the till.
But quick-thinking Sadi told him there were no takings and instead handed him a pack of 20 Lambert and Butler.
To her amazement, the hooded invader accepted the offer and fled just 60 seconds after he arrived.
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