Jeremy Clarkson smashes through Dubai Mall wall in a large military tank

Shoppers going about their business at the Dubai Mall were captured running for their lives after Jeremy Clarkson smashed through the building in a large military tank.

The stunt was part of the ex-Top Gear presenter's new TV series The Grand Tour with James May and Richard Hammond.

The trio were filming an episode in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates last week and amateur footage shows the large tank crashing through the walls narrowly avoiding two unsuspecting shoppers.

Although a group of informed onlookers were standing with their camera phones waiting for the tank to crash through it seems some in the vicinity didn't realize that a potentially dangerous stunt was about to take place.

The footage shows the tank driving on Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Boulevard before smashing into the luxury mall.
Residents of the oil rich state were initially unaware that the stunt was part of a the Grand Tour series that is broadcast on Amazon Prime.

The destrucitve scene is said to form part of the series finale of the show in which fans were given the chance to take part