A thug armed with a syringe threatened staff before taking cash in a horrible robbery in Dublin on Monday.
Gardai are on the hunt after the man entered the Maxol garage on Mespil Road just off Baggot street in a shocking daylight robbery.
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The busy garage at the heart of the city's southside lays just beside a section of the Grand Canal which has had a number of issues with drug users in recent years.
Shaken staff escaped unharmed but the man got away with cash with gardai now investigating.
A spokesperson said: "Gardaí are investigating a robbery at a filling station in the Mespil Road area of Dublin 4 that occurred on 22/4/19 at approximately 1:30pm.
"A lone male entered the premises allegedly armed with a syringe and threatened staff. He stole a sum of cash. No injuries were sustained. Investigations are ongoing."
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