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08/03/2017
Investigation Launched Following Attempted Robbery In Belfast
Police have launched an investigation after employees at a takeaway restaurant in Belfast were threatened with a hammer.
The incident happened at premises on the Shankill Road shortly after 11pm on Tuesday, 07 March.
A number of masked men armed with a hammer threatened staff and demanded them to open the till.
The workers refused to open it and the robbers fled the scene empty handed.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/LM)
The incident happened at premises on the Shankill Road shortly after 11pm on Tuesday, 07 March.
A number of masked men armed with a hammer threatened staff and demanded them to open the till.
The workers refused to open it and the robbers fled the scene empty handed.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/LM)
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