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09/04/2004
Men treated for shock after south Belfast robbery
Two men have been treated for shock after being kidnapped during a robbery in south Belfast today.
Almost £10,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen during the incident shortly before lunchtime when the men were bundled into the back of a van in University Street as they made a delivery to a hotel.
The men were then driven for an hour before being dropped at Upper Hightown Road in the north of the city.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
(MB)
Almost £10,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen during the incident shortly before lunchtime when the men were bundled into the back of a van in University Street as they made a delivery to a hotel.
The men were then driven for an hour before being dropped at Upper Hightown Road in the north of the city.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
(MB)
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