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| Armed raid outside Newcastle's Grosvenor Casino | Armed raid outside Newcastle's Grosvenor Casino |
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| Armed raiders have escaped with what police described as a "large amount of cash" after a security van was attacked outside a Newcastle casino. | Armed raiders have escaped with what police described as a "large amount of cash" after a security van was attacked outside a Newcastle casino. |
| Police were called to reports that two men, armed with a shotgun, threatened guards leaving the Grosvenor Casino in the city's St James' Boulevard. | |
| A white 4x4 was seen fleeing the scene and later found on fire in Gateshead. No-one was reported as seriously hurt. | A white 4x4 was seen fleeing the scene and later found on fire in Gateshead. No-one was reported as seriously hurt. |
| Rank Group, which owns the site, would not confirm how much cash was taken. | |
| A spokeswoman for the company said: "We can confirm that there was an incident outside the Grosvenor Casino Newcastle. | A spokeswoman for the company said: "We can confirm that there was an incident outside the Grosvenor Casino Newcastle. |
| "This is being investigated by the police, so we are unable to comment any further. | "This is being investigated by the police, so we are unable to comment any further. |
| "Our number one priority is the safety of our employees and customers and we can confirm that no-one was injured in this incident." | "Our number one priority is the safety of our employees and customers and we can confirm that no-one was injured in this incident." |
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