MASKED raiders armed with a paving slab and an axe made off with cash during a raid on a Bolton Post Office.
The two men wearing balaclavas stormed into Harwood Post Office, Hardy Mill Road just after lunchtime yesterday.
One of the men who had a two foot square paving slab threw it through the security screen and climbed over the counter.
And a second man brandishing an axe threatened staff as they made off with cash from behind the counter.
Police want to speak to anyone who may have seen an abandoned Rover like car in the Bolton/Bury area. They said that both men were black and spoke with local accents.
Anyone with any information on the raid should contact Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
Post Office Counters will not release the amount of cash stolen but a spokesman said:
"This was a terrifying experience for everyone involved and we are obviously anxious that anyone who has any information about this incident should contact the police."
Today, a spokesman at the post office said that they did not wish to comment
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