Staff assaulted during robbery

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Staff at a Hamilton liquor have been assaulted during a robbery last night.

The incident happened after three men entered the Blackbull Liquor Shop on Ohaupo Rd around 5.45pm, police said.

The men tried to leave with a number of alcoholic drinks without paying for the items.

When the shop staff tried to stop them, they were assaulted, police said.

The three men then fled the scene.

Initial inquiries by police led officers to a nearby address, and the three men were found and arrested a short time later.

They will appear in the Hamilton District Court on Monday facing a variety of charges.