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A knife-wielding robber raced through Doncaster’s Frenchgate shopping centre after threatening staff at a city centre store with a weapon before fleeing.

The man is understood to have raided a shop in the centre on Sunday afternoon and Frenchgate bosses have confirmed that an investigation is under way into the attack.

According to reports, the man drew a knife on staff at the shop before fleeing with a number of stolen goods in the direction of Doncaster Interchange.

It is understood armed police and security guards were deployed in the aftermath of the incident in a bid to find the man responsible for the attack.

Police were called to the Frenchgate centre over reports of a knifeman on the loose.

A spokesman for the shopping centre said: “Frenchgate is aware of an incident that happened at a store within the Centre yesterday (Sunday). The incident is now being dealt with by South Yorkshire Police.”

We have contacted South Yorkshire Police for more details of Sunday afternoon’s incident.

Knifeman on loose in Frenchgate centre after Doncaster city centre store robbery