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Arrests made after Docklands armed robbery

LUAS - Red Line services return to normal
LUAS - Red Line services return to normal

Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery at O'Briens Sandwich Bar at the IFSC in Dublin's Docklands.

The men, who were armed with knives, held up staff at the shop at 2.45pm.

An amount of money was taken but no one was injured.

Arising out of the hold-up, the army bomb squad was called to the area shortly after 3pm after a device was discovered near the Luas line.

According to gardaí, the device found on the LUAS line was thrown by one of the men escaping the robbery.

Luas Red line services were briefly suspended as a result and an area including a section of the Docklands Christmas market was sealed off.

The area has now been cleared and is returning to normal.