WORLD IN BRIEF : HONG KONG : 3 Robbers Take $21.5 Million Cash

Three men hijacked a security van at the Hong Kong airport and escaped with nearly $21.5 million in what police said was the largest cash robbery in the British colony. The Republic National Bank of New York said the money was being transferred to an affiliate bank in Taiwan and included $17 million in new U.S. bank notes and 35 million in Hong Kong dollars--the equivalent of $4.48 million. Police said the robbers ambushed four guards in the security van at the airport cargo terminal. The robbers escaped in another van.