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Men with machete rob betting shop

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Two men, one of them armed with a machete, have robbed a betting shop in County Armagh.

The robbers, both wearing jeans and balaclavas, entered the premises at Moores Lane in Lurgan at about 1040 BST.

They stole cash and then are thought to have escaped in a car towards the Mourneview area of the town.

One of the robbers was about 6ft tall the other about 5ft 7ins. Police have appealed for witnesses.



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