Shop owner foils robbery attempt

Two men were being questioned by the police in Derry yesterday in connection with the attempted robbery of a shop in the Hazelbank…

Two men were being questioned by the police in Derry yesterday in connection with the attempted robbery of a shop in the Hazelbank area of the city.

A shop owner received a broken arm and cuts and bruises as he held on to one of the raiders until the police arrived. One of the masked men was armed with a machete.

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