Shot fired in Co Kildare security van robbery

Two armed men are being hunted by gardaí after a shot was fired during the robbery of a security van in Co Kildare…

Two armed men are being hunted by gardaí after a shot was fired during the robbery of a security van in Co Kildare.

The raiders held up the van outside the Atlantic Homecare shop in Newbridge at around 1.40 p.m.

They threatened the security guards and fired one shot before escaping in a silver Toyota Corolla with what gardaí described as a small amount of cash.

There were no injuries reported.

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