Mid Ulster: Gun pointed at shop staff in spate of armed robberies
Police said the vehicle used by the robbers, a blue Audi A6, was stolen early on Thursday morning from outside an address in Portadown.It was found on fire at about 08:40 at Drumcree Community Centre in the town.Police said the staff had suffered no serious injuries but were "shocked by the ordeal they experienced".
Sinn Féin assembly member Linda Dillon condemned the incidents and said staff in Clonoe were left incredibly frightened . "It was a very, very frightening experience for the staff, they really are traumatised. I'm just glad that nobody was seriously hurt," she told BBC News NI. "These were people were coming in early to do a day's work and they didn't deserve this."This shop really is the beating heart of this community in Clonoe and a lot of the staff are from the locality."Armed robbery is a very serious offence and I sincerely hope the people that carried out this attack are caught, because these are dangerous people. "Dillon appealed for anybody with information about the robberies to come forward.
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