Armed robbers hold up George Town restaurant

Two armed masked men robbed Latin Taste Restaurant in George Town on Wednesday morning, 9 Nov.

Police said the hold-up at the restaurant at the junction of Shedden Road and Mary Street occurred around 8:30am, when the two masked men wearing hoodies entered the premises, brandishing what appeared to be handguns.

“The men pointed the handguns at the employees at the restaurant and demanded money. They made off on foot in the direction of Tigress Street, with a quantity of cash,” police said in a statement.

No one was injured in the robbery and no shots were fired.