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Armed raiders hit cash delivery Armed raiders hit cash delivery
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Police are hunting four robbers who attacked a security guard as he delivered cash to a bank.Police are hunting four robbers who attacked a security guard as he delivered cash to a bank.
Unconfirmed reports said two of the raiders at Lloyds TSB branch in Flint, Flintshire may have been carrying guns while the others had baseball bats.Unconfirmed reports said two of the raiders at Lloyds TSB branch in Flint, Flintshire may have been carrying guns while the others had baseball bats.
The robbers made off in a green Jaguar, later found abandoned and on fire, and a silver-coloured car. The robbers made off with a large amount of cash in a green Jaguar, later found abandoned and on fire, and a silver-coloured car.
A bank employee was taken to hospital by ambulance. The police helicopter is part of the hunt for the raiders. The guard and a bank employee were treated for minor injuries.
The cash delivery van has been cordoned off by police and people in the town have spoken of their shock at the raid. A force spokesman said the four robbers were brandishing weapons when they entered the bank in Trelawney Square at around 11.11 BST, demanding cash from bank staff.
A spokesman for North Wales Police said: "Police received a report at 11.11am today reporting a robbery at the Lloyds TSB Bank on Trelawney Square in Flint. 'Make contact'
"Officers are currently trying to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident." The Jaguar, used as a getaway car, was later found burnt out in the Salibsury Street area of Flint.
The robbers are believed to have got into a another car which made off in the direction of Deeside.
Police said one of the two people injured was treated at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Det Insp Alun Oldfield said: "I'd like to appeal for any witnesses who may have been in the Flint, Oakenholt or Deeside areas on the morning of 20 August, at about 11 am to make contact with us if they saw anything suspicious along the road from Deeside industrial estate into Flint."
He said he also wanted to hear from anyone who may have a seen green Jaguar in either the Oakenholt or Flint areas.
A police helicopter has been used in the hunt for the raiders, while a security van was cordoned off outside the bank.
Anyone with information should contact officers at Mold CID on 0845 6071001 (Welsh line) 0845 6071002 (English line) or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.