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Priest attacked as men armed with handgun raid cathedral

One of the men was armed with a suspected handgun.

A PRIEST WAS treated for minor injuries after he was attacked during a raid on St Peter’s Cathedral in the Divis area of Belfast yesterday.

Two main gained access to the building yesterday at around 9.30pm, according to police.

One man was armed with a suspected handgun – and the suspects made off with a sum of cash.

Detective Constable Pauline McCalmont, who is heading up the investigation, is appealing for anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in the vicinity of the cathedral between 9pm and 11pm last night to get in touch on the non-emergency number 101.

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    Mute Michael Sands
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    Jul 14th 2015, 4:36 PM

    Also a catholic girl had her hip broken by an orange supporter in a car who seem to have target her for being a catholic and drove at her as well. Also one police man had his ear torn off and other police were attacked in Belfast. So why do they have these Orange parades when their real goal is sectarian violence?

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    Mute Thenaked Goose
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    Jul 14th 2015, 8:15 PM

    Don’t think any linkage with OO on this one. Cathedral located near Divis area of Belfast – residents being tortured day in day out by the self proclaimed ‘Divis Hoods’ – young people from their own area that are completely out of control. Only have to google to see what they are doing to they own community.

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Jul 14th 2015, 4:58 PM

    Sad bastrds!

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    Mute Noah_MacMurchada
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    Jul 14th 2015, 5:33 PM

    Well.
    What does atheist Ireland have to say about this?
    Despicable.

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    Mute Niall Lonergan
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    Jul 14th 2015, 5:34 PM

    Hahah! I’m hoping for the sake of Ireland’s future you’re trolling.

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    Jul 14th 2015, 6:33 PM

    The sad thing Niall is he’s not.
    Noah is a complete religious muppet.

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    Jul 14th 2015, 6:56 PM

    Why would Atheist Ireland have anything to say about an armed robbery that just so happened to take place in a church? Are they expected to comment on all armed robberies?

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    Mute Niall Lonergan
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    Jul 14th 2015, 7:37 PM

    I’m suprised we’re a functioning state when you consider clowns like him still breath air.

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    Jul 14th 2015, 4:59 PM

    My God..

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    Jul 14th 2015, 7:54 PM

    Whoever did this attack should go to prison for a long time!

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    Jul 14th 2015, 8:02 PM

    And hopefully he’ll find God while he’s in there.

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