25/06/2014

Two Men Arrested Following Armed Robbery In Dublin

Gardai have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery at a petrol station in Dublin on Tuesday evening.

The robbery occurred on the Stillorgan Road in Blackrock at around 6.30pm.

The men, armed with a gun and a hammer, threatened staff and demanded money.

They fled the scene with a sum of cash.

Gardai said two men were later arrested on the Lower Kilmacus Road and a sum of money was also recovered.

(CD/JP)

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