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A semi-automatic weapon was recovered in searches of the area shortly after the burglary. Alamy Stock Photo
Shankill
Couple assaulted and threatened with gun during evening burglary at south Dublin home
The owner of the home, a man in his 60s, was taken to hospital for treatment after the burglary.
FOUR MEN HAVE been arrested following an aggravated burglary at a home in south Dublin last night.
The burglary took place at a residence in Shanganagh Cliffs, Shankill at around 7.30pm yesterday, when four people entered the the home of a couple in their 60s and threatened them with a gun.
The couple were also assaulted during the burglary.
The four people later fled the scene using a car and an electric bike.
The owner of the home, a man in his 60s, was taken to St. Vincent’s University Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Gardaí responded to the incident shortly after the men left, and a search of the area took place.
Three men were arrested when gardaí in the area stopped a car, and a fourth man was arrested a short distance away on an electric bike.
During the course of the search of the area, a semi-automatic firearm was recovered.
All four men, one aged in his 60s, one in his 20s and two juveniles, are currently detained at garda stations in Dublin.
“Investigations are ongoing,” a garda spokesperson said.
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