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06/01/2009
Five Suspected Dissident Republicans Arrested
Gardaí in Dublin have announced they have made five arrests in connection with an investigation into dissident republicans in the capital.
Officers involved in the investigation detained a total of four men and one woman. Four of those arrested are aged in their 20s and one male is in his 60s.
A gardaí spokesman said: "As a result of ongoing investigations into dissident republican and criminal activity, members of An Garda Síochána’s Special Detective Unit arrested five people in Dublin city last night. The five people are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act in Terenure, Blackrock and Shankill Garda stations."
Gardaí also recovered seven firearms and a quantity of ammunition during the operation. These are all currently being examined by the Garda Technical Bureau.
Further details on the circumstances surrounding the arrests are yet to emerge.
(DW/KMcA)
Officers involved in the investigation detained a total of four men and one woman. Four of those arrested are aged in their 20s and one male is in his 60s.
A gardaí spokesman said: "As a result of ongoing investigations into dissident republican and criminal activity, members of An Garda Síochána’s Special Detective Unit arrested five people in Dublin city last night. The five people are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act in Terenure, Blackrock and Shankill Garda stations."
Gardaí also recovered seven firearms and a quantity of ammunition during the operation. These are all currently being examined by the Garda Technical Bureau.
Further details on the circumstances surrounding the arrests are yet to emerge.
(DW/KMcA)
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