£26.5m robbers threatened to kill hostages

The IRA gang blamed for the £26.5m (€38m) Northern Bank robbery threatened to kill all their hostages, a victim revealed today.

Tue, 18 Jan, 2005 - 17:29

The IRA gang blamed for the £26.5m (€38m) Northern Bank robbery threatened to kill all their hostages, a victim revealed today.

At one stage a gun was held to the head of an employee before he was ordered to clear the vaults at its Belfast headquarters.

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