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07/12/2005
Jewellery worth thousands of pounds stolen from shop
Thousands of pounds worth of jewellery have been stolen from a shop in west Belfast.
A gang of four or five men, armed with two weapons, one of which was a hand gun, entered the shop at the Westwood centre at 8pm on Tuesday.
They threatened three members of staff, one of whom was kicked as he lay on the ground. He was not seriously injured.
They then proceeded to smash display counters before escaping in a blue car which was later found burning at Gransha Park.
Police have appealed to witnesses to contact them at 0845 600 8000.
(MB)
A gang of four or five men, armed with two weapons, one of which was a hand gun, entered the shop at the Westwood centre at 8pm on Tuesday.
They threatened three members of staff, one of whom was kicked as he lay on the ground. He was not seriously injured.
They then proceeded to smash display counters before escaping in a blue car which was later found burning at Gransha Park.
Police have appealed to witnesses to contact them at 0845 600 8000.
(MB)
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