Four held over Antrim robbery

Four men were arrested today by police tracking a gang who tried to rob a Co Antrim post office.

Four men were arrested today by police tracking a gang who tried to rob a Co Antrim post office.

A number of men armed with a handgun forced customers in the post office in Cullybackey to lie on the floor this morning.

The alarm was activated and the men fled the scene on foot.

Police later stopped a suspicious vehicle and arrested four men and recovered a number of items.

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