ARTICLE - Bank Heist in Ireland
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Millions stolen in bank raid: "Raiders have stolen millions of pounds in cash from a bank in Belfast.
The precise amount of money taken from the Northern Bank is not yet known but the bank said it was 'significant'.
It is understood two employees of the bank and their families were held captive before the robbery took place.
It happened at the bank's headquarters in Donegall Square West in the city.
It is believed it could be one of the biggest cash robberies in the UK.
No figure has been put on the amount stolen, but speculation has varied from between £20m and £30m.
Police were first alerted to the robbery at about 2345 GMT on Monday.
It is believed members of the gang took over the homes of senior officials from the bank.
It is understood that no-one was injured but one person is being treated for hypothermia.
The building houses the bank's cash centre, where tens of millions of pounds are believed to have been stored.
It is traditionally one of the busiest shopping weeks in the run-up to Christmas and large amounts of cash would have come in from businesses in the city.
The centre also takes in newly printed notes, sorts and distributes them."
The precise amount of money taken from the Northern Bank is not yet known but the bank said it was 'significant'.
It is understood two employees of the bank and their families were held captive before the robbery took place.
It happened at the bank's headquarters in Donegall Square West in the city.
It is believed it could be one of the biggest cash robberies in the UK.
No figure has been put on the amount stolen, but speculation has varied from between £20m and £30m.
Police were first alerted to the robbery at about 2345 GMT on Monday.
It is believed members of the gang took over the homes of senior officials from the bank.
It is understood that no-one was injured but one person is being treated for hypothermia.
The building houses the bank's cash centre, where tens of millions of pounds are believed to have been stored.
It is traditionally one of the busiest shopping weeks in the run-up to Christmas and large amounts of cash would have come in from businesses in the city.
The centre also takes in newly printed notes, sorts and distributes them."
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