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23/11/2007
AK-47 Gunman Held In Dublin
Gardaí officers are continuing to question a man in Dublin today after he was found to be carrying an AK-47 assault rifle.
They are now holding the 22-year-old following the seizure of the dangerous weapon in the city centre.
The gun was found with a quantity of ammunition when police stopped the man on Camden Street, shortly before 9pm on Thursday, and searched a hold-all he was carrying.
The plain-clothed gardaí who discovered the rifle and two magazines - one of which was full - arrested him and took the suspect to Harcourt Terrace Garda station.
(BMcC)
They are now holding the 22-year-old following the seizure of the dangerous weapon in the city centre.
The gun was found with a quantity of ammunition when police stopped the man on Camden Street, shortly before 9pm on Thursday, and searched a hold-all he was carrying.
The plain-clothed gardaí who discovered the rifle and two magazines - one of which was full - arrested him and took the suspect to Harcourt Terrace Garda station.
(BMcC)
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