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06/02/2015
Firearm Seized Following Reports Of Gunfire
A firearm has been seized, alongside ammunition and a knife, in Ballyfermot Parade in Dublin.
A man, aged 47, was also arrested during the incident which occurred on Thursday (5 February) at around 11pm.
Two gardaí from the Ballyfermot Community Police Unit were responding to a report of gun shots being fired in the Kylemore Park area. The officers approached the man at Ballyfermot Parade and following a struggle, managed to disarm him. He was then arrested and is being detained at Ballyfermot Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 as amended.
An investigation is ongoing.
(JP/IT)
A man, aged 47, was also arrested during the incident which occurred on Thursday (5 February) at around 11pm.
Two gardaí from the Ballyfermot Community Police Unit were responding to a report of gun shots being fired in the Kylemore Park area. The officers approached the man at Ballyfermot Parade and following a struggle, managed to disarm him. He was then arrested and is being detained at Ballyfermot Garda Station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 as amended.
An investigation is ongoing.
(JP/IT)
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