Police are investigating an armed robbery in Charters Towers yesterday.

Just after 8pm a man armed with a knife entered a Gill Street news agency and made demands for cash. A male staff member complied with demands and the offender fled the store on foot with a sum of money.

No one was physically injured during the incident.

The man is described as Caucasian, about 30 years of age, approximately 177cm tall, with short blonde hair and a muscular build.

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