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| Raiders steal £2m from cash depot | Raiders steal £2m from cash depot |
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| Nearly £2m in cash has been stolen in a raid at a NatWest bank processing centre in Staffordshire. | Nearly £2m in cash has been stolen in a raid at a NatWest bank processing centre in Staffordshire. |
| A gang of up to five men raided the depot at the Amington industrial estate in Tamworth on Wednesday night. | A gang of up to five men raided the depot at the Amington industrial estate in Tamworth on Wednesday night. |
| The intruders, who wore masks or crash helmets and high-visibility jackets, drove a skip lorry through the security fence and wall of the building. | The intruders, who wore masks or crash helmets and high-visibility jackets, drove a skip lorry through the security fence and wall of the building. |
| No weapons were used in the raid and no-one was injured, said Staffordshire Police. The area has been sealed off. | No weapons were used in the raid and no-one was injured, said Staffordshire Police. The area has been sealed off. |
| Det Insp Bob Titley, of Staffordshire Police, said the raid was over very quickly but it had been a terrifying experience for staff. | |
| "Staff were working on the premises at the time. The area they were working on was attacked. | |
| The raiders are thought to have escaped using a motorbike and car | |
| "Fortunately the outcome of this is that no violence or weapons were used. No-one from the staff side of things was injured. | |
| "But of course you can image they were extremely traumatised and terrified from this incident." | |
| The gang are believed to have used a motorcycle and a car to escape after the raid in Sandy Way, shortly after 2200 BST. | The gang are believed to have used a motorcycle and a car to escape after the raid in Sandy Way, shortly after 2200 BST. |
| They are believed to have driven along Pennine Way towards the A5 and the M42. | They are believed to have driven along Pennine Way towards the A5 and the M42. |