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| Pensioner tied up in GAA robbery | Pensioner tied up in GAA robbery |
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| A 77-year-old man has been tied up during an armed robbery at Eire Og GAA club, near Craigavon, in County Armagh. | A 77-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. | 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. |
| Club chairman John Brennan said the man had been left very badly shaken by the ordeal. | |
| "He has been about the club for many years and is very respected in the local community," he continued. | |
| "They (the attackers) just came in and asked where the money was. | |
| "I always said if the place was robbed to just give them the money and not to put your life in danger, so he give them the money but he was manhandled and they also tied him up." | |
| 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. |