Pokémon Go: London players robbed of phones at gunpoint

Three teenagers were playing game in park when apparently armed robbers struck, prompting safety warning from police

Three teenage Poki(C)mon Go players have been robbed of their mobile phones at gunpoint in a north London park, prompting police to warn of the dangers of roaming the streets with expensive mobile phones on show.

The victims, aged 15, 16 and 18, were playing the popular mobile phone game in Whittington Park in Holloway on Tuesday night when three male teenagers approached them.