Home » , » Ex-IRA man's novel adds to intrigue over Northern Bank heist

Ex-IRA man's novel adds to intrigue over Northern Bank heist

Written By Unknown on Friday, September 28, 2018 | 12:13 PM

Ricky O’Rawe’s book has echoes of 2004 Belfast raid, which remains unsolved

On 19 December 2004, masked raiders took £26.5m in cash from the vaults of Belfast’s Northern Bank, loaded it on to a truck and vanished into the night.

It was one of the most audacious heists in British criminal history, and it left an enduring riddle: did the IRA do it? Police on both sides of the Irish border suspected so, but the group denied any involvement. The robbers have not been caught and the investigation remains open.

Continue reading...

0 comments:

Post a Comment