"As much as £20m may have been stolen in a raid at a bank's headquarters in Belfast, police have said...
The robbery happened at the bank's headquarters in Donegall Square West in the city. It is believed it could be one of the biggest cash robberies in the UK. The bank said a "significant" amount of money had been stolen.
It is understood the families of two executives of the bank, one in Loughinisland, County Down, the other in Dunmurry, near Belfast, were taken hostage on Sunday night.
It is thought the two officials went to work on Monday while their families were being held captive. They were released once the robbery was reported at about 2345 GMT on Monday. It is understood that no-one was injured but one person is being treated for hypothermia. "
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4114219.stmLet's just hope that this is a traditional robbery, and is not going to be used to fund any terrorist activities.
My thoughts are with the people who were kidnapped, who must be terribly traumatised by this.
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