Northern Bank robbery
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northern-bank-robbery-174-16283738
title:
Northern Bank robbery
text:
On 20 December 2004, a total of £26.5 million in cash was stolen from the headquarters of Northern Bank on Donegall Square West in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Having taken family members of two bank officials hostage, an armed gang forced the workers to help them steal used and unused pound sterling banknotes. The money was loaded into a van and driven away in two trips. This was one of the largest bank robberies in the history of the United Kingdom. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI),
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Large bank robbery in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Bank_robbery
date created:
2005-01-27T01:30:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T23:25:11Z
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