A robber wielded a kitchen knife as he demanded cash from a newsagents.

The man confronted shop assistant Nasir Bolis at the Yummies SB shop in Western Road yesterday morning (November 25).

He left empty-handed. Police arrested a man nearby and were questioning him yesterday afternoon.

The raid happened at about 11.20am.

Mr Bolis said: “He came up to the till and said, “Money, money”.

“I was in shock, he had a 30-centimetre kitchen knife.”

Elia Bols, the manager’s son, said the shop has not been targeted before.

He said: “My colleague was very shaken.”

The robber was white, in his 20s, slim, wearing a grey top and grey tracksuit trousers.

Sussex Police said officers were already in the area, patrolling a protest at the nearby Eco-Stream shop, when they were called from the shop.

They arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of attempted robbery.

Anyone who saw what happened is asked to call Sussex Police on 101, quoting serial 755 of November 25.

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