Female staff threatened with knife in shop robbery
It happened at around 17:40 GMT on New Forge Road in Magheralin on Friday evening
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Two female staff members were threatened with a knife during an armed robbery in a shop in Magheralin, County Down.
The incident happened at around 17:40 GMT on Friday at a shop on New Forge Road.
Police said a man entered the shop and seemed to browse for a few minutes before approaching the till with a knife.
He then demanded money from the staff members and managed to take a sum of cash from the till.
The man left the shop and made off in the direction of Dromore.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to get in touch.