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Ryan Smith

Man wearing balaclava robs shop in West Belfast

Police are hunting for a masked man who robbed a shop in West Belfast on Saturday night.

At around 9.15pm, the man entered a shop on the Springfield Road and took money from the tills.

He was wearing a black balaclava and dressed in black.

After the robbery, he ran off towards Kashmir Road and up towards Cupar Street.

Police have not said which shop was robbed - but are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Detective Sergeant Natalie Moore said: “At around 9.15pm, it was reported that a man dressed in black and wearing a black balaclava entered a shop in the area.

"The man then made his way towards the tills inside the premises and took a sum of money during the incident. The man then made off on foot towards Kashmir Road, before heading off towards the Cupar Street area following the incident.

" Enquiries are continuing and police would appeal to anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with our investigation, to contact police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting reference number 1715 05/12/20, or submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via  http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/."

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