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| An Irish government minister in has been held hostage at gunpoint during an armed robbery, police say. | An Irish government minister in has been held hostage at gunpoint during an armed robbery, police say. |
| Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche, aged 61, was among a number of people seized at a hotel and golf resort in the eastern town of Bray. | Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche, aged 61, was among a number of people seized at a hotel and golf resort in the eastern town of Bray. |
| No shots were fired during the incident, and the hostages were later released unharmed. | No shots were fired during the incident, and the hostages were later released unharmed. |
| The three male attackers then escaped with an undisclosed sum of money in a getaway car, police said. | The three male attackers then escaped with an undisclosed sum of money in a getaway car, police said. |
| The three attackers, one of them armed with a sawn-off shotgun, raided the Druids Glen Marriott Hotel, south of Dublin on Monday morning, police said. | The three attackers, one of them armed with a sawn-off shotgun, raided the Druids Glen Marriott Hotel, south of Dublin on Monday morning, police said. |
| "No shots were fired or any persons injured during the course of the incident," they said in a statement. | "No shots were fired or any persons injured during the course of the incident," they said in a statement. |
| Reports say the attackers stole some 20,000 euros (£18,000). | Reports say the attackers stole some 20,000 euros (£18,000). |
| A police investigation is now under way. | A police investigation is now under way. |
| Minister 'shaken' | Minister 'shaken' |
| "Mr Roche was returning from a daily swim at the hotel's pool when he was approached from behind and had a gun shoved into his back," the minister's spokesman was quoted as saying by the PA news agency. | "Mr Roche was returning from a daily swim at the hotel's pool when he was approached from behind and had a gun shoved into his back," the minister's spokesman was quoted as saying by the PA news agency. |
| "Obviously he is shaken by the incident but is currently helping gardai [police] with their inquiries," the spokesman added. | "Obviously he is shaken by the incident but is currently helping gardai [police] with their inquiries," the spokesman added. |
| The Druids Glen Golf Resort is home to one of the Republic of Ireland's leading golf clubs and hosted the Irish Open in the 1990s. |