23/10/2002
Bus driver pistol-whipped during robbery
A bus driver has spent the night in hospital after being pistol-whipped by two masked youths during a robbery in north Belfast yesterday.
At around 3.30pm, two youths boarded the bus as it let passengers off on the Old Park Road. The pair demanded cash and, after the driver handed over a sum of money, one of assailants struck him on the head with a handgun.
They then made off towards the Ballysillan estate.
One of the youths is described as 5ft 10ins tall, and was wearing a hooded top and had a red, white and blue scarf around his face.
The other attacker was 5ft 5ins tall and was wearing a white hooded top and dark woollen hat.
Police at Antrim Road have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
(MB)
At around 3.30pm, two youths boarded the bus as it let passengers off on the Old Park Road. The pair demanded cash and, after the driver handed over a sum of money, one of assailants struck him on the head with a handgun.
They then made off towards the Ballysillan estate.
One of the youths is described as 5ft 10ins tall, and was wearing a hooded top and had a red, white and blue scarf around his face.
The other attacker was 5ft 5ins tall and was wearing a white hooded top and dark woollen hat.
Police at Antrim Road have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
(MB)
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