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| Police chase gang remain at large | Police chase gang remain at large |
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| Four men involved in an attempted robbery remain at large, even though police had chased them from the scene. | Four men involved in an attempted robbery remain at large, even though police had chased them from the scene. |
| Security guards had collected a large sum of money from Belfast's Merchant Hotel at 1220 GMT when a man approached them and tried to steal the cash. | Security guards had collected a large sum of money from Belfast's Merchant Hotel at 1220 GMT when a man approached them and tried to steal the cash. |
| Following a struggle, he fled empty handed with three others in a car which police followed through narrow streets as it crashed into several parked cars. | Following a struggle, he fled empty handed with three others in a car which police followed through narrow streets as it crashed into several parked cars. |
| The men abandoned their car nearby in Lower North Street. | |
| Eyewitnesses said as many as five police cars were involved in the chase. | Eyewitnesses said as many as five police cars were involved in the chase. |
| Detectives have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | Detectives have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |
| Meanwhile in the Irish Republic, the crew of a cash delivery van were robbed at gunpoint in Dundalk. | Meanwhile in the Irish Republic, the crew of a cash delivery van were robbed at gunpoint in Dundalk. |
| It is believed thieves made off with about 200,000 euro in the robbery, which happened at about 1200 GMT on Friday, as the security men serviced a cash machine on a garage forecourt. | It is believed thieves made off with about 200,000 euro in the robbery, which happened at about 1200 GMT on Friday, as the security men serviced a cash machine on a garage forecourt. |