Police have charged a man following an armed robbery that occurred earlier today in Ingham.

Around 9am, a man has entered a service station on Lannercost Street and police will allege he produced a knife.

It will further be alleged that the man then made demands for cash before fleeing the business empty handed.

Police took a man into custody on Lannercost Street a short time later.

A 36-year-old Ingham man has been charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and one count of possession of a knife and is due to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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