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| Masked gang attack security van | Masked gang attack security van |
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| Police are hunting a gang of masked men armed with metal bars who robbed a Securicor van near Cardiff city centre. | Police are hunting a gang of masked men armed with metal bars who robbed a Securicor van near Cardiff city centre. |
| Armed police sealed off an area near Cardiff University Students' Union and evacuated part of the building. | |
| Police said the men made off with a "quantity of cash" and that they wanted to trace a green Chrysler Grand Voyager seen in the area at the time. | |
| The attack was in Senghennydd Road just before midday and armed officers were sent as a precaution. | |
| Police said nobody was injured. | |
| Some witnesses had said they thought the gang were carrying firearms. | Some witnesses had said they thought the gang were carrying firearms. |
| Armed police were sent to the scene in Cathays, Cardiff | Armed police were sent to the scene in Cathays, Cardiff |
| One witness, a 20-year-old student who did not want to be named, said: "I arrived just after it happened. | One witness, a 20-year-old student who did not want to be named, said: "I arrived just after it happened. |
| "There were two men sat in a Securicor van with all the doors open. The police arrived about 10 or 15 minutes after I'd arrived. | "There were two men sat in a Securicor van with all the doors open. The police arrived about 10 or 15 minutes after I'd arrived. |
| "It took quite a while for the police to arrive. The first people on the scene were armed police and they began to cordon off behind the students' union and they were shouting at people to move away." | "It took quite a while for the police to arrive. The first people on the scene were armed police and they began to cordon off behind the students' union and they were shouting at people to move away." |
| A builder working nearby said: "There was a helicopter up in the air first of all and then two cop cars came speeding down. I went round and had a look. | A builder working nearby said: "There was a helicopter up in the air first of all and then two cop cars came speeding down. I went round and had a look. |
| "Armed response were out with all their machine guns." | "Armed response were out with all their machine guns." |
| A large area from Llandough Street to Llanbleddian Gardens road remained cordoned off several hours later and dozens of police were at the scene, including armed officers. | A large area from Llandough Street to Llanbleddian Gardens road remained cordoned off several hours later and dozens of police were at the scene, including armed officers. |
| Roads were sealed off for hours after the incident | Roads were sealed off for hours after the incident |
| People who lived in the cordoned off area were escorted back to their homes by police. | People who lived in the cordoned off area were escorted back to their homes by police. |
| Although people were allowed back into the students' union building, they were asked to stay away from the Senghennydd Road side to avoid disturbing the scene. | Although people were allowed back into the students' union building, they were asked to stay away from the Senghennydd Road side to avoid disturbing the scene. |
| No arrests have been made and police are appealing for witnesses. | No arrests have been made and police are appealing for witnesses. |
| Anyone who may have any information is asked to contact Cardiff CID on 02920 222 111 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | Anyone who may have any information is asked to contact Cardiff CID on 02920 222 111 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |