Police are appealing for public assistance following an armed robbery at a liquor store at Panania.

About 7.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 23 April 2014), a man entered the store on Tower Street, armed with a knife.

The man threatened the 49-year-old male owner and 20-year-old male employee and demanded cash.

He took money from the till before fleeing.

Police from Bankstown Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene, which was examined by the Forensic Armed Robbery Unit.

The man is described as being of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance, aged in his 20s, 160cm tall with a solid build. He was wearing a grey hooded jumper and black tracksuit pants.

Police are urging anyone with information about either the man’s identity, or the incident itself, to come forward.