09/06/2004
Armed robber attacks take-away employee
Police in east Belfast have appealed for information following an armed robbery at a take-away restaurant on the Albertbridge Road.
A police spokesperson said that two masked men entered the restaurant just before 12.00am and demanded money. Both men leapt over the counter and one of the men who was armed with a knife, struck an employee in the face. The worker sustained facial injuries in the attack and was taken to hospital suffering from shock. The two men made off on foot with an undisclosed sum of money.
Anyone with information on this attack is asked to contact detectives at Strandtown on 028 9065 0222 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(SP)
A police spokesperson said that two masked men entered the restaurant just before 12.00am and demanded money. Both men leapt over the counter and one of the men who was armed with a knife, struck an employee in the face. The worker sustained facial injuries in the attack and was taken to hospital suffering from shock. The two men made off on foot with an undisclosed sum of money.
Anyone with information on this attack is asked to contact detectives at Strandtown on 028 9065 0222 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(SP)
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