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Arrests over 'hostage jeweller' | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A male jeweller who was taken hostage during an attempted robbery has been released unharmed. | A male jeweller who was taken hostage during an attempted robbery has been released unharmed. |
The man, understood to be the owner of McClelland's Jewellery Wholesalers in Belfast, was freed after police stopped a car near Finaghy Road North. | The man, understood to be the owner of McClelland's Jewellery Wholesalers in Belfast, was freed after police stopped a car near Finaghy Road North. |
The area was cordoned off in a police operation which lasted for an hour and a half and involved a PSNI helicopter. | The area was cordoned off in a police operation which lasted for an hour and a half and involved a PSNI helicopter. |
Two men were arrested at the scene and a substantial quantity of goods and a firearm were recovered. | Two men were arrested at the scene and a substantial quantity of goods and a firearm were recovered. |
A police spokeswoman said the initial alert was raised from a home in the Greater Belfast area at about 1700 GMT on Thursday. | A police spokeswoman said the initial alert was raised from a home in the Greater Belfast area at about 1700 GMT on Thursday. |
There was a car chase through part of Belfast, which finally ended several miles away at Brenda Park on Finaghy Road North. | |
At this stage the jeweller was released unharmed and two men were arrested. | |
PSNI officers examined the house and a business in the Belfast area. |
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