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03/09/2008
Armed Robbery In Laois Results In Two Arrests
Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery in Co Laois on Tuesday night.
Gardaí said two men carrying shotguns entered a filling station in Mountrath at around 10.10pm, and held up staff before getting away with an undisclosed sum of cash and quantity of "property".
Although there were no reports of injuries during the raid, staff were threatened and left shaken. After the robbery, the men fled in a waiting car.
Half an hour later gardaí intercepted their vehicle on the M7 at the Portlaoise exit. Two firearms and "some property" were recovered and two foreign nationals are now being detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act.
(DW)
Gardaí said two men carrying shotguns entered a filling station in Mountrath at around 10.10pm, and held up staff before getting away with an undisclosed sum of cash and quantity of "property".
Although there were no reports of injuries during the raid, staff were threatened and left shaken. After the robbery, the men fled in a waiting car.
Half an hour later gardaí intercepted their vehicle on the M7 at the Portlaoise exit. Two firearms and "some property" were recovered and two foreign nationals are now being detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act.
(DW)
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