Emergency alert as police search for armed men in Antigonish County

CITYnews halifax / By Mark Hodgins

An emergency alert has been issued warning people in Antigonish County of two men believed to be armed.

The alert, issued just after 12 p.m. Tuesday, says the two men abandoned a vehicle and fled on foot toward Heatherton Village Road in Pomquet Forks.

No other information has been made public.

People in the area have been asked to find shelter or to stay inside with doors and windows locked. Drivers are told not to pick up hitch hikers or give anyone a ride if they ask.