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Two arrests made over £26 million cash raid of Belfast Bank

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The peace process in Northern Ireland brought to an end decades of terrorism but it left the terrorists who had fought for freedom from English rule with a problem. They now had no job, few transferable skills and no pension. The £26m robbery of the Belfast Bank was the solution. The two men arrested were subsequently released and no one has ever been convicted of the crime...