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Northern Ireland Bank
What makes this robbery incredible is the way it was carried, an action that deems it as a worthy plot for an action movie. Disguised as police officers, a gang of men infiltrated the homes of two bank officials and took their families hostage. After ensuring that all employees of the bank left home, the officials were forced to let the robbers in, who managed to steal two loaded trucks of cash. In order to cope with the situation the Northern Ireland Bank issued different colored notes and recalled the money out of circulation, making over 10 million pounds useless. Needless to say, while the police believe the burglary was carried by the IRA members, the authors were never found.
