Hooded man robs Aldi in Hazel Grove at gunpoint

    Police have launched an investigation after a hooded man robbed an Aldi in Greater Manchester at gunpoint.

    At around 10pm on Saturday, 1 July, police were called to reports that a supermarket on Commercial Road in Hazel Grove had been robbed.

    A man approached the store on a bicycle and made his way to the cash point.

    He pulled out a handgun and pointed the weapon directly at the cashier, who opened the till for the offender, who then stole a small amount of money.

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