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17/05/2006
Security guard shot in attempted van raid
A security guard has been shot in the stomach in an attempted raid on a security van in Scotland.
The 48-year-old was shot outside a branch of the Halifax bank in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, around 20.50 BST on Tuesday night.
The Brinks Mat security van, which was sitting outside the bank in King Street, was targeted by two men.
The injured guard was taken to hospital, where he is said to be in a stable condition.
Strathclyde Police said that the robbers left empty-handed.
A silver BMW seen speeding from the area was later found on fire in the car-park of a Tesco supermarket in Irvine.
A forensic examination is continuing at the scene and police are studying CCTV footage.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Detective Inspector Brian Semple described the attempted robbery as a "particularly horrendous and unprovoked attack".
(KMcA)
The 48-year-old was shot outside a branch of the Halifax bank in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, around 20.50 BST on Tuesday night.
The Brinks Mat security van, which was sitting outside the bank in King Street, was targeted by two men.
The injured guard was taken to hospital, where he is said to be in a stable condition.
Strathclyde Police said that the robbers left empty-handed.
A silver BMW seen speeding from the area was later found on fire in the car-park of a Tesco supermarket in Irvine.
A forensic examination is continuing at the scene and police are studying CCTV footage.
Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Detective Inspector Brian Semple described the attempted robbery as a "particularly horrendous and unprovoked attack".
(KMcA)
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