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Three pensioners have been robbed of cash by a gang of men in three separate incidents in Belfast on Thursday night.Three pensioners have been robbed of cash by a gang of men in three separate incidents in Belfast on Thursday night.
Four masked men forced their way into the house of a 79-year-old man in the Stockman's Lane area at about 1835 GMT.Four masked men forced their way into the house of a 79-year-old man in the Stockman's Lane area at about 1835 GMT.
Thirty minutes later, four men, one of whom was armed with a hook-like weapon, entered a pensioner's home at Montreal Street, near the Crumlin Road.Thirty minutes later, four men, one of whom was armed with a hook-like weapon, entered a pensioner's home at Montreal Street, near the Crumlin Road.
A 79-year-old man was later robbed by four men at his home at Orient Gardens, near the Cliftonville Road.A 79-year-old man was later robbed by four men at his home at Orient Gardens, near the Cliftonville Road.
Police are investigating whether the three crimes are linked.Police are investigating whether the three crimes are linked.
All of the men are said to be shaken by their ordeal.All of the men are said to be shaken by their ordeal.
In a separate incident in west Belfast, a woman was robbed as she walked on the Glen Road at about 2025 GMT.
Two men pulled up in a car and demanded money.
When she said she did not have any, she was punched in the face. The men took a credit card.