Police probe spate of weekend south Belfast robberies

POLICE have launched probes after two shops were held up and robbed and a man mugged in south Belfast.

Three masked men, one armed with a knife, robbed a sandwich shop in the Upper Lisburn road area at around 6.30pm on Sunday.

The robbers escaped with a sum of money and staff were left badly shaken but unhurt.

Police have appealed for information about a small white care in the area.

In a separate incident, a sandwich shop was later robbed in the Stranmillis Road area by a man armed with a gun.

The robber, disguised as a workman with a hat and high viz jacket, stole cash from the till and fled on foot.

In a third incident, a 26-year-old man was robbed around 9.50 pm in the University Avenue area.

He was taking a short cut through an alley way when two male suspects, who claimed to have a gun and a knife, threatened to stab him and made off with a sum of money from his wallet.

Anyone who may have information on any of these incidents is asked to contact PSNI on 0845 600 8000.