25/07/2017

Taxi Driver Hijacked And Held At Gunpoint In West Belfast

A taxi driver has been hijacked and held at gunpoint in west Belfast.

The incident happened on the Glen Road on Sunday night, 23 July.

The driver picked up three men who asked to be taken to the New Lodge Road area. There, they became involved in an argument with another man.

One of the men pointed a suspected firearm at the taxi driver and demanded that he drive them back to the Glen road.

The taxi driver was not injured, however he was left shaken.

Police are appealing for witnesses to contact them.

(CD/MH)


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