Man robs Coles during Remembrance Day minute of silence

Police are still searching for a man who robbed a supermarket in Canberra during the minute of silence on Remembrance Day.

The man entered a Coles in Manuka at 11am on Monday and walked up to the service counter with a large kitchen knife.

He used the knife to pry open two cash registers.

The man allegedly entered a Coles in Manuka at 11am on Monday and walked up to the service counter with a large kitchen knife.
The man allegedly entered a Coles in Manuka at 11am on Monday and walked up to the service counter with a large kitchen knife. (ACT Police)

The man then fled on foot with a chunk of cash.

No one was injured during the crime. 

ACT Police said today that investigators are still searching for the man.

He is described as between 30 and 40 years old and of Caucasian appearance with a medium build and blonde hair.

He was wearing a navy blue hat with a blue jumper and dark pants at the time of the robbery. He was also wearing black sneakers.

He had a pair of glasses tucked into the neck of his jumper.

Governor-General Sam Mostyn lays a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance, during the Remembrance Day National Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. (Alex Ellinghausen)

Anyone who may be able to identify the man off the CCTV images is urged to contact ACT Police. 

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