Dunedin armed holdups may be be linked

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Dunedin police are investigating a second armed hold in up in the city in three days.

A masked man armed with a knife made off with a small amount of money after holding up Elgin Food market in suburban Mornington shortly after 6pm yesterday, The Otago Daily Times reported.

A large knife and a purple and black jacket were later found several streets away.

Police were investigating whether the robbery was linked to another incident on Sunday night where a masked man pulled a gun on a shopkeeper at On the Spot Halfway Bush Convenience store.

- NZPA