Police hunt gang after £200,000 chemist raid

Detectives probing a £200,000 (€290,443) robbery from Boots chemist in Belfast city centre tonight shifted their suspicions away from the IRA.

Police hunt gang after £200,000 chemist raid
Sun, 29 May, 2005 - 17:07

Detectives probing a £200,000 (€290,443) robbery from Boots chemist in Belfast city centre tonight shifted their suspicions away from the IRA.

The Provisionals were linked to the raid which saw two employees’ families held hostage because similar tactics to the multi-million pound Northern Bank heist were used.

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