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05/10/2007
Armed Robbery On Dublin Petrol Station
A gang has escaped with a substantial amount of money following a robbery at a petrol station in north Dublin this morning.
A cash-in-transit van was held up by three men as it was making a delivery to an ATM on the Ballymun Road, just before 7am.
A shot was fired into the air during the incident and a member of the security staff was hit on the head with the butt of the gun.
However, his injuries are not believed to be serious.
It is not yet known how much money was taken.
The men, who arrived on two motorbikes and fled on one of them was later found abandoned on the M50 between Ballymun and Finglas.
Gardaí are currently investigating the incident.
(CD)
A cash-in-transit van was held up by three men as it was making a delivery to an ATM on the Ballymun Road, just before 7am.
A shot was fired into the air during the incident and a member of the security staff was hit on the head with the butt of the gun.
However, his injuries are not believed to be serious.
It is not yet known how much money was taken.
The men, who arrived on two motorbikes and fled on one of them was later found abandoned on the M50 between Ballymun and Finglas.
Gardaí are currently investigating the incident.
(CD)
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