Two men from southern Tasmania have been charged after police allege they entered a Launceston home armed with an axe, threatened a man and stole a small safe.
Police said the victim suffered minor injuries during the incident at a property in Newnham on Tuesday.
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Officers were called to the Bishops Drive address after reports two unknown people had entered the home carrying an axe.
The pair allegedly threatened the man before stealing the safe.
A 28-year-old New Norfolk man and a 24-year-old Granton man were arrested at Kempton, about 160 kilometres south of Newnham, on Tuesday night.
Both have been charged with aggravated armed robbery.
They were held in custody overnight and are due to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court today.
