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Priest in armed robbery ordeal Priest in armed robbery ordeal
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A priest has been robbed in his home in Portadown by two men armed with knives.A priest has been robbed in his home in Portadown by two men armed with knives.
The robbers entered the parochial house on Moy Road at 1720 GMT. They threatened the priest and told him to fetch money from his office.The robbers entered the parochial house on Moy Road at 1720 GMT. They threatened the priest and told him to fetch money from his office.
They made off with a substantial sum of cash after locking him in an upstairs room. He managed to free himself a short time later and raise the alarm.They made off with a substantial sum of cash after locking him in an upstairs room. He managed to free himself a short time later and raise the alarm.
The money taken included charity donations and parish wages. The priest, who is in his 50s, was not injured.The money taken included charity donations and parish wages. The priest, who is in his 50s, was not injured.
The robbers are believed to be in their late teens and spoke with local accents.The robbers are believed to be in their late teens and spoke with local accents.
The parochial house belongs to St John's Church on the County Armagh town's Garvaghy Road.
"Clearly nothing is sacred anymore for these thugs," said SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly said: "
"They will rob again, will threaten vulnerable people with knives again and maybe worse, unless we stop them right now.
"There is only one place for them and that is in front of a court which will put them away where they can do no more harm."