Northern Ireland

Staff at west Belfast shop threatened with hammer during robbery

Staff at the shop were threatened with a hammer
Staff at the shop were threatened with a hammer Staff at the shop were threatened with a hammer

STAFF at a shop were threatened with a hammer during a robbery in west Belfast.

The raid happened in the Springfield Road area at around 7.40pm on Saturday.

Police said they received a report that a man had entered a shop, armed with what is believed to have been a hammer, and threatened staff before making off with cash.

There were no injuries.

Police have appealed for information.