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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