Northern Bank staff quizzed over heist

TWO young bank staff were being questioned last night about the £26.5 million (€38.7m) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.

Northern Bank staff quizzed over heist

Chris Ward, 24, who was taken hostage during the heist last Christmas, was arrested when police staged an early morning raid on his home in a nationalist area in the west of the city.

A 22-year-old woman, believed to be a friend of Mr Ward, was also arrested at a separate address in the city.

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