North Rhine-Westphalia: gas station robber threatened cashier with machete

Duisburg (dpa / lnw) - A masked man attacked a gas station in Duisburg on Monday night. The stranger threatened the cashier with a machete and demanded money, the police said on Monday. The 41-year-old cashier gave him cash. After the attack at around 12:50 a.m., the robber fled with his loot. The machete is said to have had a blade length of 30 to 40 centimeters, said a police spokeswoman.