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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. |
| Staff feared violence but no weapons were used in the raid and no-one was injured, said Staffordshire Police. | Staff feared violence but no weapons were used in the raid and no-one was injured, said Staffordshire Police. |
| Det Insp Bob Titley, of Staffordshire Police, said the raid was over very quickly but it had been a terrifying experience for staff. | Det Insp Bob Titley, of Staffordshire Police, said the raid was over very quickly but it had been a terrifying experience for staff. |
| You can imagine they [the staff] were extremely traumatised and terrified Det Insp Bob Titley | |
| "Staff were working on the premises at the time. The area they were working on was attacked. | "Staff were working on the premises at the time. The area they were working on was attacked. |
| "Fortunately the outcome of this is that no violence or weapons were used. No-one... was injured. But of course you can imagine they were extremely traumatised and terrified from this incident." | "Fortunately the outcome of this is that no violence or weapons were used. No-one... was injured. But of course you can imagine they were extremely traumatised and terrified from this incident." |
| Forensic teams have sealed off the area around the centre in Sandy Way and are searching for clues. | Forensic teams have sealed off the area around the centre in Sandy Way and are searching for clues. |
| The gang are believed to have used a motorcycle and a car to escape following the raid, shortly after 2200 BST. | The gang are believed to have used a motorcycle and a car to escape following the raid, 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. |