One man was shot dead and another suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during an armed robbery on a shop in Worcestershire today, British police said.

Police said three offenders, wearing balaclavas and armed with a handgun and a sledgehammer, burst into Fairfield Stores in the Fairfield area of Bromsgrove at about 8:20 a.m.

"Significant resources have been committed to his inquiry which is in its very early stages," said Detective Superintendant Jon Groves.

"The offenders are dangerous and must not be approached."

Police are appealing to anyone in the area or who saw the silver VW Golf the offenders were believed to have been travelling in. The car was later found abandoned nearby.

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