About £200,000 has been stolen from a Belfast bank in a robbery similar to the Northern Bank heist in December 2004.
The female partner and baby of an Ulster Bank employee were held hostage overnight during the raid.
The man was awoken by three men at his home in Alliance Avenue, North Belfast, at 6.30am. A hood was placed over his head and he was given a bag with which to remove money from the Ulster Bank in Carlisle Circus.
Police said the man left his home two hours after his ordeal began and emerged from the bank shortly after 10am with the money. He then deposited the bag on a set of steps on nearby Henry Place.
The raid bore parallels with the £26.5million Northern Bank heist in December 2004, which has been blamed on the Provisional IRA.
Police have been unable to confirm if the Ulster Bank robbery is linked to a paramilitary group. However, police tonight were careful not to attribute the IRA to this latest bank robbery.
The Ulster Bank said it was unable to disclose the amount involved or reveal whether the money taken was used notes.