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Tony Blair's daughter Kathryn held at gunpoint in attempted robbery | Tony Blair's daughter Kathryn held at gunpoint in attempted robbery |
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Former prime minister Tony Blair's daughter was held up at gunpoint during an attempted robbery in central London. | Former prime minister Tony Blair's daughter was held up at gunpoint during an attempted robbery in central London. |
Kathryn Blair, 25, was targeted as she walked down a street in Marylebone with her boyfriend and a group of friends. | Kathryn Blair, 25, was targeted as she walked down a street in Marylebone with her boyfriend and a group of friends. |
The Metropolitan Police said an incident involving two male suspects with a gun happened in Ivor Place at 20:30 BST on Monday. | The Metropolitan Police said an incident involving two male suspects with a gun happened in Ivor Place at 20:30 BST on Monday. |
A firearm was "seen" but "not used" and "none of the victims were injured and nothing was stolen", police said. | A firearm was "seen" but "not used" and "none of the victims were injured and nothing was stolen", police said. |
No arrests have yet been made. | No arrests have yet been made. |
A spokesman for the Blairs said: "Kathryn was with a group of friends. | A spokesman for the Blairs said: "Kathryn was with a group of friends. |
"No-one was hurt and nothing was stolen." | "No-one was hurt and nothing was stolen." |
'No shots fired' | 'No shots fired' |
A Met spokesman said: "The victims were a man and a woman; the suspects were two males." | A Met spokesman said: "The victims were a man and a woman; the suspects were two males." |
Police believe the incident involving Ms Blair and her friends is linked to another attempted burglary which happened in Boston Place about 30 minutes earlier. | Police believe the incident involving Ms Blair and her friends is linked to another attempted burglary which happened in Boston Place about 30 minutes earlier. |
The first incident involved a female victim and a male suspect. | The first incident involved a female victim and a male suspect. |
"On both occasions a firearm was seen but not used - no shots were fired. | "On both occasions a firearm was seen but not used - no shots were fired. |
"None of the victims were injured and nothing was stolen during the incidents," the spokesman added. | "None of the victims were injured and nothing was stolen during the incidents," the spokesman added. |
As well as daughter Kathryn, Tony and Cherie Blair have three sons, Euan, Nicholas and Leo. Kathryn, a barrister like her parents, is their third child. | |
The couple's oldest child, 29-year-old Euan, got married to long-term girlfriend Suzanne Ashman at All Saints parish church in Wotton Underwood, Bucks, last Saturday. | The couple's oldest child, 29-year-old Euan, got married to long-term girlfriend Suzanne Ashman at All Saints parish church in Wotton Underwood, Bucks, last Saturday. |