STAFF at a shop in south Belfast have been threatened with a knife during an armed robbery.
Police said two men aged in their fifties entered the store in the Rosetta Road area on Thursday at around 10.50pm.
Detective Sergeant Natalie Moore said: "It was reported that one of the men produced a knife and ushered the three staff members behind the till and demanded both money and cigarettes.
"The men then made off on foot from the shop with both a sum of money and a quantity of cigarettes, in the direction of the Mount Merrion Park area of following the incident.
"There were no reports of any injuries to either the staff members or a customer, who was also inside the shop, following the incident.
"One of the men is described as wearing a blue facemask and a dark coloured hooded jacket with a white logo on it. The second male is described as wearing a grey/blue coloured hooded top and a beanie style hat.
"Enquiries are continuing and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact detectives on 101."
