Priest held hostage in Belfast
A priest has been left shaken after being held hostage at gunpoint in west Belfast.
Two men locked the cleric in a room in St Peter's Cathedral in Divis during an aggravated burglary last night.
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Two men locked the cleric in a room in St Peter's Cathedral in Divis during an aggravated burglary last night.
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