20/05/2015

Suspect Charged Over Maghera Robbery

A man has been charged after a filling station was robbed in Co Londonderry.

The theft happened on 5 February in Maghera.

Police said a number of masked men armed with handguns were involved in the incident.

The 48-year-old male has been charged with robbery and firearms offences.

(LM)

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