Armed robbery at Whitworth Co-op

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Whitworth Co-op

Armed robbers stole cash and cigarettes from the Whitworth Co-op on Saturday (17 November).

Shortly after 7.30pm, four men wearing balaclavas entered the store off Market Street, armed with a variety of weapons and threatened the staff with violence.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Constabulary said: "At 7.40pm on Saturday, we had a report of an armed robbery at the Co-op in Whitworth. Four males wearing balaclavas entered the shop armed with a variety of weapons and stole cash from the till and a quantity of cigarettes."

Enquiries are ongoing.