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Employee tied up during armed robbery of Hague, Sask. gas station

Armed robbers tie up employee; steal cash, smokes, lottery tickets from the Shell gas station in Hague, Sask., on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Devin Sauer / Global News

HAGUE, Sask. – An employee of a gas station was tied up during an early morning armed robbery of a Hague, Sask. gas station.

Just before 4 a.m. on Friday, five people entered the Shell station at the north access road into Hague after filling up their car with gas.

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The five, armed with a firearm and knife, forced the lone employee to the ground and tied his hands with laces.

They then grabbed cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets before taking off in a light silver four-door Pontiac sedan.

All five had their faces covered with balaclava’s and were wearing hoodies and sweat suits.

The employee, a 64-year-old man, was able to free himself and call RCMP. He was not physically harmed during the robbery.

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Mounties continue to investigate with the assistance of the Saskatoon Forensic Identification Services unit.

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