Armed motorcyclists have made off with a sum of cash stolen from a bank in south-east Belfast, although their getaway vehicle failed to start.
Two men wearing black motorcycle helmets, one of them armed with a handgun, entered the premises at a shopping complex on the Saintfield Road, Knockbreda, shortly after 11am on Thursday.
Staff were threatened and forced to place a sum of cash in a dark-coloured backpack, before the men tried to make their escape.
Their distinctive red, white, blue and yellow motorcycle failed to start and the men fled on foot.
A police spokeswoman said it was believed the motorcycle had been stolen overnight from a property in the Ballyhackamore area.
Officers have appealed for information about the robbery.
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