Two held after post office raid in Kildare

Two men are being questioned by gardaí in connection with the robbery of a post office by raiders armed with a sledge hammer …

Two men are being questioned by gardaí in connection with the robbery of a post office by raiders armed with a sledge hammer and a knife.

The men entered the post office in Prosperous, Co Kildare, at 9.35am yesterday and stole a sum of money. They escaped in a car in the direction of Naas. The Garda helicopter and Garda cars were sent to the area. The raider’s car was stopped by gardaí near Clondalkin.

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