Northern Ireland

Men charged over Greysteel security guard raid

The scene of an armed robbery on a cash-in-transit van at the filling station and shop in Greysteel, Co Derry, on Saturday afternoon. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin<br />&nbsp;
The scene of an armed robbery on a cash-in-transit van at the filling station and shop in Greysteel, Co Derry, on Saturday afternoon. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin
 
By Claire Simpson

Two men aged 24 and 37 are to appear in court this morning over the armed robbery of a cash-in-transit van in Co Derry.

A man armed with a gun stole a cash box from a security van guard at a filling station on Clooney Road in Greysteel at around noon on Saturday.

The men have been charged with crimes including robbery. They are to appear before Ballymena Magistrates' Court.