A TEENAGER was threatened with a handgun during an attempted raid.
The 18-year-old was travelling along Brentwood Road in West Horndon on his Yamaha bike when he was flagged down by a motorist.
The teen stopped to speak to the man, who was driving a black saloon car, when the car driver pulled a silver handgun on the boy.
He demanded the teen hand over his mobile phone.
But the boy refused and drove off.
The incident happened at 11.45am on yesterday.
*Full story in Thursday's Echo
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