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| 'Armed gang' attack security van | 'Armed gang' attack security van |
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| South Wales Police are investigating reports of an armed gang attacking a security van in Cardiff. | |
| Armed police were sent to Senghenydd Road in the Cathays area after passers-by reported the attack just before midday. | Armed police were sent to Senghenydd Road in the Cathays area after passers-by reported the attack just before midday. |
| Some witnesses thought the gang were carrying firearms. | Some witnesses thought the gang were carrying firearms. |
| The area around the Cardiff University Students' Union was cordoned off, part of the union building evacuated, and witnesses were being questioned. | The area around the Cardiff University Students' Union was cordoned off, part of the union building evacuated, and witnesses were being questioned. |
| Police said an armed response team was sent to the scene as a precaution. | Police said an armed response team was sent to the scene as a precaution. |
| A police spokesman said the gang had left the scene, and it was not yet known whether anything was taken. | A police spokesman said the gang had left the scene, and it was not yet known whether anything was taken. |
| Police said that nobody was injured, no shots were fired and so far there was no evidence of firearms. | Police said that nobody was injured, no shots were fired and so far there was no evidence of firearms. |
| During term time, the area would normally be busy with students and staff from the university. It is also popular with office workers from the adjoining civic centre. | During term time, the area would normally be busy with students and staff from the university. It is also popular with office workers from the adjoining civic centre. |