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Last Updated: Friday, 28 July 2006, 20:12 GMT 21:12 UK
Armed raiders flee with watches
A gang armed with a hammer and a suspected gun fled with watches worth thousands of pounds in a raid on a shop on Friday afternoon.

Police said the three men threatened staff at Watches of Switzerland at King Street in Manchester, before smashing up cabinets.

A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said none of the shop's staff were hurt in the raid.

Detectives have issued an appeal for witnesses.




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