Two masked men armed with a stick and a machete escaped with about TP$500 on Thursday 27 after robbing the Fuʻamotu petrol station.
Police said the men held up the petrol station by the Scenic Hotel demanding cash from the cashier at around 12pm.
Police are seeking witnesses to the robbery in which the masked men entered the petrol station from the back door.
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