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Police have foiled an armed raid on a post office after catching three suspects at the scene in Birmingham. Police have arrested three suspects at the scene of an armed raid on a post office in Birmingham.
Officers arrived at the branch in the Moseley district of the city at about 8.40am on Wednesday, while the suspects were still inside. Officers arrived at the branch in the Moseley district of the city at about 8.40am on Wednesday while the men, reportedly armed with machetes, were inside.
West Midlands police said it had arrested three men, who were reportedly armed with machetes, at the site. A male staff member was stabbed several times in the leg during the incident but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Witnesses described how several officers equipped with riot shields barricaded both a front door and side entrance to seal off the shop, as soon as they arrived. Witnesses described how several officers equipped with riot shields barricaded a front door and side entrance to seal off the shop.
A male staff member was stabbed several times in the leg but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening. Leigh Wallis, who lives opposite the shop, saw three men being taken out of the building wearing handcuffs and led to waiting police vans.
During the incident, several £10 and £20 notes were left lying in the post office’s roof guttering. A car was later removed from the scene by police for forensic examination. He said: “It was just before 9am and my son was looking out the window saying ‘what’s going on?’. There was an ambulance and a guy with a bloodied leg sat on the pavement. I looked across and the police had barricaded the doors.
Leigh Wallis, who lives opposite the shop, saw three men taken out of the shop one by one, wearing handcuffs, before being led to waiting police vans. “Then after about 10 minutes they started bringing these guys out in handcuffs, one by one.”
He said: “It was just before 9am, and my son was looking out the window saying ‘what’s going on? There was an ambulance and a guy with a bloodied leg sat on the pavement. I looked across and the police had barricaded the doors.
“Then after about 10 minutes, they started bringing these guys out in handcuffs, one by one.”
A police spokesman said: “Police have arrested three men reportedly armed with machetes as they tried to rob a post office in Moseley this morning. A police spokesman said: “Police have arrested three men reportedly armed with machetes as they tried to rob a post office in Moseley this morning.”
“The men, aged between 18 and 25, were dressed in balaclavas and hoodies. Ch Insp Julian Harper said: “We’re asking people to come forward if they saw anything suspicious in the area around that time to give us a call on 101 with any information.”
Ch Insp Julian Harper said “We’re asking people to come forward if they saw anything suspicious in the area around that time to give us a call on 101 with any information.”