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Masked Irishmen carry out ‘brazen and terrifying’ car-jacking at gunpoint in England

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police who are investigating the armed incident said they were called to the Huntsman Pub in Cheadle around 1.40am on Tuesday

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TWO masked Irishmen carried out a “brazen and terrifying” car-jacking at gunpoint, sparking a major police manhunt in England this week.

Detectives are appealing to the public for information following the incident which took place at a pub around 15km from Stoke-on-Trent in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The Irishmen, who are still at large, dragged two male of the occupants of the car out of the vehicle and ordered a female passenger to get out after pointing a gun at them.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Police who are investigating the armed incident said they were called to the Huntsman Pub in Cheadle around 1.40am on Tuesday following a report that two masked men with Irish accents stole a grey Audi S3 after holding up its occupants at gunpoint.

The driver of the car who is a man in his 20s from Stafford was reversing out of the pub car park when a man wearing a balaclava opened the driver’s door.

“A second man, also wearing a balaclava, then pointed a gun at the occupants of the vehicle and shouted at them to get out.

“The front-seat passenger, a woman in her 20s, from the Stafford area, left the vehicle. The driver and back-seat passenger, a man in his 20s, from Stafford, were dragged out by the offenders.

“They got into the Audi and drove off, turning left out of the car park towards Blythe Bridge or Draycott.”

Specialist officers attended the scene and searched the area supported by the National Police Service Helicopter.

Detective Constable Anna Plant, from force CID, said: “This was a brazen and terrifying car-jacking and I would like to appeal to anyone who may have information, or relevant CCTV or dashcam footage, to get in touch with us as soon as possible.

“A light grey or white Ford Transit van followed the stolen Audi at speed and we believe that this vehicle was involved. Both offenders are described as having an Irish accent.

“The driver and his passengers were left shaken by their ordeal but were, thankfully, not hurt.”