A gang of robbers burst into a West Sussex village post office and demanded cash.
The incident happened at the JA Solly newsagent and sub-post office in Bowness Avenue, Sompting, at 4.30pm yesterday.
There are believed to have been three offenders but it is not known whether they escaped with any cash.
The robbery is the second at the shop in 12 months.
Teenage thugs escaped with cash after threatening staff in May 2002.
On that occasion two men wearing hooded tops shouted at workers to open the safe before pushing them out of the way, taking the money and escaping.
Staff at the shop refused to comment this morning.
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