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Armed pair rob city travel agents

euro notes
Euro notes were contained in some of the boxes

Two masked men have robbed a travel agents in south Belfast, the police have said.

The men entered the premises on the Upper Lisburn Road and demanded money from staff.

One is believed to have been armed with a handgun. The other had a brightly coloured golf umbrella he used to wedge the door of the premises open.

They escaped with cash boxes containing Sterling, Euro and US dollars. Police have appealed for information.



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