Two people arrested after knifepoint robbery

Tesco Express store in Liden, Wiltshire.Image source, Google
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The incident happened outside Tesco Express in Liden

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Two people have been arrested after a man was robbed at knifepoint.

Police were called to Tesco Express in Liden, Swindon, at about 20:00 BST on Tuesday, following reports that a 20-year-old man was threatened with a knife and assaulted by three men.

They then left the scene on the victim's black Sur-Ron motorbike with the registration plate BN72 TYT. The bike is worth approximately £5,000, police said.

An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and are in custody in Gablecross police station. Police are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward.

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