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| Family robbed of valuable jewels | Family robbed of valuable jewels |
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| Diamonds worth thousands of pounds have been stolen in an armed robbery at a house in Portadown, County Armagh. | |
| Two masked men armed with guns and a knife forced their way into the house just after 1800 GMT on Thursday. | Two masked men armed with guns and a knife forced their way into the house just after 1800 GMT on Thursday. |
| They threatened a man, his wife and daughter before escaping with what police described as tens of thousands of pounds-worth of loose diamonds. | They threatened a man, his wife and daughter before escaping with what police described as tens of thousands of pounds-worth of loose diamonds. |
| The men escaped in the family's car. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | The men escaped in the family's car. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |
| They said detectives wanted to talk to any jewellers offered diamonds in suspicious circumstances. | They said detectives wanted to talk to any jewellers offered diamonds in suspicious circumstances. |