Police seek alleged armed robbers

  • 18/12/2015
A barman told 3 News he was taken to the safe at gunpoint and asked to fill a bag with cash (3 News)
A barman told 3 News he was taken to the safe at gunpoint and asked to fill a bag with cash (3 News)

Police are searching for two men who tried to rob a busy bar in Auckland early this morning.

The masked and armed men threatened staff and customers at Vino's Bar in Albany shortly after midnight.

One person was assaulted and treated for minor injuries.

A barman told 3 News he was taken to the safe at gunpoint and asked to fill a bag with cash.

It's understood a patron tried to take on one of the offenders, who then ran away empty-handed.

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