23/04/2013

Two Arrested Following Armed Robbery

Two people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Blanchardstown in Dublin on Monday night.

A man armed with a gun entered the premises on the Main Street, threatened staff and made off with a sum of money.

A man was arrested a short time later, and a woman was arrested during a follow up search at a house in Briarswood, where an imitation gun was recovered.

The pair are being held at Blanchardstown garda station.

(CD)

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