Police from Fairfield Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding an armed robbery in Bonnyrigg yesterday.

About 1pm (Monday 27 July 2015) the owner of an Asian grocery store on Brown Road was out the back of the premises taking delivery of stock.

A female staff member was inside the store standing at the front counter when two men entered, both armed with machetes.

As one of the men approached the counter, the young woman ran out the back door to safety.

One of the armed men walked behind the counter and grabbed two green shopping bags containing an amount of cash, while the second man kept watch at the front door.

Both men ran from the premises with the bags and were chased for a short distance by the owner.

They were last seen heading across Brown Road, and up an alley that leads to Beltana Avenue, Bonnyrigg.

A crime scene was established and a full investigation is now underway by detectives from Fairfield.