A shop worker was threatened with a syringe during a robbery in west Belfast yesterday.
At around 6pm a man wearing a mask entered the Cavendish Street store and demanded money from the till.
The employee refused and the man produced a syringe, which appeared to contain blood, and threatened the shop worker with it.
He then made off with a sum of cash and cigarettes.
The robber is described as in his 20s, around 5ft 6", blue eyes, blonde hair, slim build, wearing a dark coloured wind breaker, grey tracksuit bottoms and glasses.
Any witnesses to the robbery or anyone who saw a male matching the description should contact police on 101, quoting reference 1601 23/08/20.
