TWO armed raiders fled empty-handed after threatening staff shortly after closing time at a clothing chain store in Gateshead.
The balaclava-clad pair, one carrying a hammer and the other armed with a double-barrelled shotgun, broke through the front door of TK Maxx, at Retail World, on the Team Valley Trading Estate, at 8.10pm on Friday.
One of the pair, who both made off in a silver Vauxhall Astra, is described as 5ft 9in and chubby, with a local accent. Witnesses are asked to contact Gateshead West CID, on 0191-454 7555, extension 64344.
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