Blackmail pair 'demanded £60,000'

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Two men accused of blackmail and making threats to kill have appeared in court in Belfast.

Anthony Braniff, 23, of Norglen Parade, and 41-year-old Kevin Donald O'Connor from the Suffolk Road are accused of demanding £60,000 from a businessman.

The court heard that the pair made threats to kill him, his father and to blow up his premises with his family inside.

They were remanded in custody by a judge at Belfast Magistrates Court.