LISTEN: Edinburgh Shop Owner Describes Terrifying Robbery
Forth 1 News has been speaking to the shop owner of a newsagents that was robbed in the early hours of this morning.
The attack took place at A&A newsagents on South Trinity Road at around 6:30am this morning
Two men entered the property when the male shopkeeper was alone in the premises.
The first suspect approached the shopkeeper and assaulted him.
At the same time the second suspect moved towards the till whereby he opened the till and removed cash. The two men then left the shop and turned left before being lost to sight.
The first suspect is described as male and is approximately 5'7", in his early twenties with a local accent. The second suspect, is a male approx 5'10" in his early twenties. He also speaks with a local accent. Both were dressed in black and were wearing balaclavas.
Our reporter Hope Webb sat down with the shopkeeper, Ahmed, to discuss the scary ordeal.
Listen to that interview here: