11.   An armored van drove him from the airport, and security was tight outside the arena.

12.   Among the latest heists attributed to the gang were the holdup of two armored vans, both of which were set ablaze after the robbers took the money.

13.   And earlier this month, Irish police killed a member of a six-strong gang trying to hold up an armored van.

14.   Eric Darter shakes his head with disgust as he looks at the cordon of armored vans and shield-bearing riot police guarding the entrance to his base.

15.   Following an hour-long confrontation, thousands of police, backed by about a dozen armored vans with multiple tear gas launchers, charged and dispersed the students.

16.   In most previous armored van hold-ups, robbers attacked in cars.

17.   In the wake of the Frankfurt theft, another bold armored van robbery Friday prompted calls by German police for better protection of cash transports.

18.   Investigators said the gang was believed responsible for a string of bank and armored van holdups in Manila during the past months.

19.   Police suspect Protestant militants are behind the armed robbery of an armored van on Sunday, a report said.

20.   Riot police patrolled the city in armored vans and on horseback and streets around the conference venue were cordoned off.