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Jeweller held in hostage ordeal 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.
Police are currently examining the house and a business in the Belfast area. 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.