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Donegal
Two men arrested after gardaí give chase to filling station robbers
The men were detained by gardaí as they tried to escape on foot.
TWO MEN HAVE been arrested following a robbery at a Donegal filling station.
Gardaí say two males armed with iron bars entered a filling station on the Donegal Road in Killybegs at around 4.50pm yeterday.
They damaged the shop, threatening staff and demanding cash, before leaving with a sum of money.
The robbers fled in a Ford Focus, but the car crashed outside Donegal Town, forcing its three occupants to escape on foot.
A number of gardaí responded to the call, including a traffic unit whose vehicle was rammed by their getaway car.
Two men in their 20s were arrested following a foot chase, while a third male escaped.
Both are being detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Ballyshannon Garda station and are scheduled to appear at a special sitting of Sligo District Court at 11am to be charged in relation to the incident.
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