A GANG of masked men armed with a handgun and a hammer raided the Booker Cash and Carry in Leigh.
The group of four raiders wearing balaclavas burst into the store on Leigh Road at 7.30pm last Thursday night as staff were closing.
They threatened employees with the small black pistol and claw hammer before making off with cash and cigarettes.
Police say the men then escaped in a blue Honda Prelude which had earlier been stolen from Westhoughton.
The car was later found abandoned in Granville Street in Leigh.
Staff were badly shaken but no one was injured in the raid.
Police are appealing for any witnesses either to the raid or anyone who may have seen the four men in the Honda car. They were wearing blue tracksuit tops.
Anyone with information should ring Leigh CID on 0161 872 5050.
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