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Gardaí said that investigations into the armed robbery are ongoing. Alamy Stock Photo
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Man arrested after shotgun robbery at north Dublin fast food restaurant
The man was armed with a shotgun during the robbery.
A MAN HAS been arrested in connection with armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in north Dublin this morning.
Shortly before 7:30am, a man, armed with a shotgun, entered the restaurant in Northwood, Dublin 9 and threatened staff.
He stole a sum of cash before fleeing the scene in a car.
No injuries were reported and no shots were fired.
During a follow-up operation, several garda units from Ballymun arrested a man in his 20s in connection with the incident a short time later in the North Dublin area.
A car, stolen during a previous burglary in Dublin, was also recovered during the operation.
The man is currently detained. according to a garda spokesperson, who said investigations into the robbery are ongoing.
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