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STUDENTS FILMING A scene of an armed robbery were mistaken for the real deal in Derry yesterday.
The police were called by a passerby who reported an armed robbery at a take away.
Police arrived on the scene within six minutes of getting the call. Chief Inspector Catherine Magee said:
Attending officers witnessed a man wearing a balaclava and brandishing a handgun inside the premises. Officers approached and the man was ordered to put the weapon on the ground.
“It subsequently transpired that the scenario had been staged by some local students and the situation was quickly de-escalated.”
The Ulster University students’ union described the incident as an ‘unfortunate misunderstanding’.
It happened at around 9am yesterday morning at a take away on The Promenade in Portstewart.
Speaking on BBC Radio Foyle’s News at One programme the president of the Coleraine campus students’ union, Mark Bell, said the students had sought permission from Coleraine Borough Council and from the restaurant where they were filming.
The students in question are traumatised from the incident and are trying to get on and complete this media project.
Magee added, “I have been in touch with the university today and hope to have an informal chat with some of the students involved later this week.”
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In many States of the USA, the students would now be dead.
I’d say they got some fright.
Especially if they were black students
Metro, sad but true.
Instead of getting permission from the council it might have been a good idea to let the local cops know in advance.
It’s actually the standard procedure so it’s a wonder they weren’t advisd by their lecturers
They should have filmed the whole thing and change the script. .Garda action for free..!!
Traumatised….Are they for fecking real??
Well they more then likely had heavily armed police pointing guns at them and shouting at them like they were about to kill someone. So yeah I’d say that was pretty scary alright.
What a bunch of pure IDIOTS?
Already on YouTube….
Well since you went looking for it on you tube you may as well post a link for the rest of us to see.
Ahhh Glen – the journal resident. In for the night, again. Its on YouTube – if you can manage the simple process…
Ahhh Will – the journal crank.
Here read this tutorial and give it a shot.
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000867.htm
As said – in for the night…..
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YEP. On YouTube
Is student another word for clowns?
A link to this on YouTube would be nice
I went to youtube and tapped in “students in derry armed” and got a load of RA videos
Acting? Sureeeeee
A take away open at 9 am up there? No wonder so many obese people getting disability.
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