A major clothing chain store was robbed on Sunday afternoon.
According to police, armed robbers entered the clothing retail pretending to be customers.
They produced firearms and held staff and customers hostage, ordering everyone down onto the ground.
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They ransacked the place, emptying tills and robbing customers where they lay.
Cash and property belonging to customers was taken before the robbers fled the scene.
According to police, no one was injured in the incident.
At this stage, it is unclear if the spate of business robberies in town are linked or co-ordinated.
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