TWO men have been arrested following an armed bank robbery.

Police said a security guard and an engineer were jumped by two men, one armed with a handgun, inside Barclays Bank, in Epping High Street, at around 6.30pm on Sunday (January 10).

Following their subsequent arrests two men, aged 33 from Pitsea, and 47 from Shenfield are currently in custody to be questioned regarding their involvement in the incident.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Loughton CID on 0300 333 4444 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."