TWO men wearing hoods and armed with an axe threatened several people at a bingo hall in Marbella and stole almost €1,000.

The two men burst into the premises in Calle Magallanes, dressed in black and covering their faces with black hoods. There were only around six people on the premises at the time. The intruders threatened the staff with an axe and demanded that they hand over all the money that was on the premises.

When they left, the authorities were alerted and the National and Local Police arrived within minutes. One of the men was identified and arrested shortly afterwards.