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| Two priests robbed at knifepoint | Two priests robbed at knifepoint |
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| Two priests have been robbed at knifepoint in their parochial house in County Tyrone. | Two priests have been robbed at knifepoint in their parochial house in County Tyrone. |
| In Cookstown, two men broke a window in the house at Convent Road where the two priests lived at 0245 GMT on Monday. | In Cookstown, two men broke a window in the house at Convent Road where the two priests lived at 0245 GMT on Monday. |
| They ransacked downstairs and woke one of the curates, threatening him with a knife. | They ransacked downstairs and woke one of the curates, threatening him with a knife. |
| Meanwhile, a charity collection was taken from another priest as he returned to his parochial house in west Belfast, at the weekend. | Meanwhile, a charity collection was taken from another priest as he returned to his parochial house in west Belfast, at the weekend. |
| In the Cookstown robbery, the thieves woke the second priest and stole money and car keys. | In the Cookstown robbery, the thieves woke the second priest and stole money and car keys. |
| One of the priests managed to break away from the robbers and raise the alert. | |
| The other priest, Father Liam McKinney, said: "You were trying to watch the knife, you don't know what is going through your mind. It is a mixture of fear and adrenaline. | |
| "It was an experience that I hope never to have to repeat." | |
| The priests have strengthened their security following the robbery. | |
| In west Belfast, a priest was returning to St John's Presbytery at the weekend, when the thieves took money from a charity collection. |