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Gunmen rob grocery store in S. Finland, no casualty reported

Xinhua, February 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two masked gunmen robbed a grocery store and made shoots at bystanders Monday night in Espoo, southern Finland, local media reported on Tuesday.

Citing police, the reports said when the robbery took place, one of the suspects threatened the salesperson at gunpoint, and the other took a small amount of money from the cashier.

After the robbery, one of the robbers showed his gun to bystanders outside the store and opened fire on them, according to the reports. No casualty was reported.

The suspects, both speaking Finnish, then fled the scene, the police said.

Police have published images of the suspects taken by security camera, and are searching for them. Endit