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13/09/2004
Newsagent staff threatened in Co Antrim
Staff have been threatened at two branches of a newsagents in Co Antrim at the weekend.
The incidents occurred at shops in William Street and Broughshane Street in Ballymena at around 9am on Sunday.
In the William Street store a man in his 30s threatened staff with a knife before escaping with a sum of money.
At around the same time a man armed with a syringe entered a shop in Broughshane Street and threatened staff before escaping with cash.
Police have appealed for anyone with information on either incident to contact them.
(MB/GMCG)
The incidents occurred at shops in William Street and Broughshane Street in Ballymena at around 9am on Sunday.
In the William Street store a man in his 30s threatened staff with a knife before escaping with a sum of money.
At around the same time a man armed with a syringe entered a shop in Broughshane Street and threatened staff before escaping with cash.
Police have appealed for anyone with information on either incident to contact them.
(MB/GMCG)
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