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| Family kidnapped in city robbery | Family kidnapped in city robbery |
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| A woman and her two young children have been kidnapped during a robbery of tens of thousands of pounds in Lisburn. | A woman and her two young children have been kidnapped during a robbery of tens of thousands of pounds in Lisburn. |
| A number of men called at their Hannastown home, on the outskirts of Belfast, on Thursday morning and forced them into a blue Ford Transit van. | A number of men called at their Hannastown home, on the outskirts of Belfast, on Thursday morning and forced them into a blue Ford Transit van. |
| The woman's partner, who works for a large retail company in Sprucefield, was told to drive his car to work and take money from a safe. | The woman's partner, who works for a large retail company in Sprucefield, was told to drive his car to work and take money from a safe. |
| He was then told to take the money to a silver or grey Vauxhall Corsa nearby. | He was then told to take the money to a silver or grey Vauxhall Corsa nearby. |
| That car had a sticker with the Scottish flag on the back. | That car had a sticker with the Scottish flag on the back. |
| The woman and her children escaped unharmed but were shaken by their ordeal. The van has been recovered by police for forensic examination. | The woman and her children escaped unharmed but were shaken by their ordeal. The van has been recovered by police for forensic examination. |
| Police are appealing for information from anyone who saw the blue van in Hannastown or the Boucher Road area on Thursday morning. | Police are appealing for information from anyone who saw the blue van in Hannastown or the Boucher Road area on Thursday morning. |
| It is understood the van was stolen from Garvagh, County Londonderry, on 16 September. | It is understood the van was stolen from Garvagh, County Londonderry, on 16 September. |
| Police said a false number plate, OUI 4201, had been on the van at the time of the robbery. The correct plate should read INZ 4763. | |
| They are also appealing for anyone who was in the Sprucefield area on Thursday morning and saw the Vauxhall Corsa to contact them. | They are also appealing for anyone who was in the Sprucefield area on Thursday morning and saw the Vauxhall Corsa to contact them. |