Shop workers in gun threat

Staff at a shop in County Down are recovering after being threatened by armed robbers.

Two men wearing motorcycle helmets entered the store at Balloo Retail Park in Bangor shortly before 2200 BST on Friday, as staff prepared to close up.

One of the robbers threatened them with a double-barrelled shotgun while the other man filled a bag with the shop's takings.

The men escaped with a substantial sum of money.

The car was later found burnt out in the Kilcooley Estate area.

Meanwhile, a post office in County Londondery was robbed by up to seven people, including a woman with a baby.

Police believe thieves of eastern European origin were behind the robbery in Castlerock at about 1730 BST on Friday.

The group took keys from a member of staff after distracting her.

They escaped with a substantial sum of money.

In north Belfast, a representative of a finance collection agency was robbed at knifepoint after he left flats in Kansas Avenue shortly before 2100 BST on Friday.