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Men armed with iron bar and knife steal cash from post office

Two men have been arrested by gardaí in connection with the incident.

TWO MEN HAVE been arrested by gardaí investigating an armed robbery at a post office in Co Wexford.

At about 10.30am yesterday two men entered the post office in Bridgetown.

One was armed with a knife and the other was armed with an iron bar. They were dressed in high-vis clothing and motorcycle helmets.

The men demanded cash and threatened employees before leaving the premises with an undisclosed amount of money. They fled the scene in a black car.

Gardaí arrested two men, both aged in their 20s, in relation to this incident yesterday afternoon. They are both currently being detained at Wexford Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

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