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Pensioner tied up in GAA robbery | |
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A 70-year-old man has been tied up during an armed robbery at Eire Og GAA club, near Craigavon, in County Armagh. | A 70-year-old man has been tied up during an armed robbery at Eire Og GAA club, near Craigavon, in County Armagh. |
Three masked men, one armed with a gun, entered the club on the Tullygally East Road at about 1030 BST on Monday. | Three masked men, one armed with a gun, entered the club on the Tullygally East Road at about 1030 BST on Monday. |
They tied up the pensioner who worked there before taking an undisclosed sum of money and making off in the man's car. | |
Club chairman John Brennan said the man had been left very badly shaken by the ordeal. | Club chairman John Brennan said the man had been left very badly shaken by the ordeal. |
The car was later found abandoned in the Aldervale flats area of Craigavon. Police have appealed for information. | The car was later found abandoned in the Aldervale flats area of Craigavon. Police have appealed for information. |