A man has been convicted of taking part in a £40m diamonds heist - Britain's biggest jewellery robbery.
Graff Jewellers in London's Mayfair is one of the country's most exclusive
Aman Kassaye, 24, of no fixed address, forced a young shop assistant to help steal gems at gunpoint.
The "high stakes" heist took place at Graff Diamonds in Mayfair, central London, last summer.
He was convicted at Woolwich Crown Court, in south east London, of kidnap, conspiracy to rob and possessing a firearm.
He was acquitted of a further gun possession charge.
The jury is still deliberating on six co-defendants, who all deny charges relating to the robbery.
The gems taken in the robbery have never been recovered.
Kassaye used a professional make-up artist to disguise his appearance and a series of getaway cars to escape across the capital.
Missing jewellery
The raiders shot at anyone who got in their way, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Footage was shown to the jury of Kassaye firing a shot in the street outside the store as passers-by began to realise what was happening.
Kassaye's defence rested on his assertion that the raid was carried out "by someone remarkably like him".
But Petra Ehnar, the shop assistant held at gunpoint during the raid, identified him.
Philip Bennetts, for the prosecution, told jurors that after what happened "his facial features would be etched in her mind forever".
Ms Ehnar said she was "petrified" when she was forced to empty the store's display cabinet with a gun to her back.
She told police: "It is the most terrifying experience a person can be put through as you have no control over the situation that you find yourself in."
She was forced to fill a bag with 43 pieces of jewellery including earrings, necklaces and watches worth a total of 40 million.
One diamond necklace alone was valued at 3.5 million.
The court heard that while the robbery was going on, her manager Martin Leggatt was forced to lie spread-eagled on the floor with a gun pointed at his head.
Graff Jewellers in London's Mayfair is one of the country's most exclusive
Aman Kassaye, 24, of no fixed address, forced a young shop assistant to help steal gems at gunpoint.
The "high stakes" heist took place at Graff Diamonds in Mayfair, central London, last summer.
He was convicted at Woolwich Crown Court, in south east London, of kidnap, conspiracy to rob and possessing a firearm.
He was acquitted of a further gun possession charge.
The jury is still deliberating on six co-defendants, who all deny charges relating to the robbery.
The gems taken in the robbery have never been recovered.
Kassaye used a professional make-up artist to disguise his appearance and a series of getaway cars to escape across the capital.
Missing jewellery
The raiders shot at anyone who got in their way, Woolwich Crown Court was told.
Footage was shown to the jury of Kassaye firing a shot in the street outside the store as passers-by began to realise what was happening.
Kassaye's defence rested on his assertion that the raid was carried out "by someone remarkably like him".
But Petra Ehnar, the shop assistant held at gunpoint during the raid, identified him.
Philip Bennetts, for the prosecution, told jurors that after what happened "his facial features would be etched in her mind forever".
Ms Ehnar said she was "petrified" when she was forced to empty the store's display cabinet with a gun to her back.
She told police: "It is the most terrifying experience a person can be put through as you have no control over the situation that you find yourself in."
She was forced to fill a bag with 43 pieces of jewellery including earrings, necklaces and watches worth a total of 40 million.
One diamond necklace alone was valued at 3.5 million.
The court heard that while the robbery was going on, her manager Martin Leggatt was forced to lie spread-eagled on the floor with a gun pointed at his head.