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23/07/2002
Seven questioned following robbery and house siege
Seven people are being questioned by the PSNI following a robbery and armed siege in Londonderry.
The siege began shortly after lunchtime on Monday, when two men entered a terraced house at Duncreggan Road. Six of those involved were detained after armed police surrounded the house.
Trained hostage negotiators were called to the scene during the five-hour siege.
The police have linked the siege to an armed robbery at Pennyburn Credit Union in the city earlier in the day.
One man was arrested after the robbery and a gun and money were also recovered at the scene.
Police opened fire on a silver Renault Megane car after it rammed two patrol cars following the robbery. The vehicle was found a short time later abandoned across the border in County Donegal.
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The siege began shortly after lunchtime on Monday, when two men entered a terraced house at Duncreggan Road. Six of those involved were detained after armed police surrounded the house.
Trained hostage negotiators were called to the scene during the five-hour siege.
The police have linked the siege to an armed robbery at Pennyburn Credit Union in the city earlier in the day.
One man was arrested after the robbery and a gun and money were also recovered at the scene.
Police opened fire on a silver Renault Megane car after it rammed two patrol cars following the robbery. The vehicle was found a short time later abandoned across the border in County Donegal.
(MB)
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