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Five arrested at Baldonnell demonstration

Five people were arrested during an anti-war demonstration at Baldonnell in Co Dublin this afternoon.

Gardaí say the arrests were made after a number of people attempted to gain access to Baldonnell Aerodrome. 

According to the gardaí, all the arrests related to public order breaches. 

Cosantoiri Siochana, an anti-war group, had organised the rally in opposition to the use of Irish air space by the US military. 

The organisation said 60 anti-war protestors took part in the rally, with over 20 of them dressed in white overalls with 'anarchists against the war' inscribed on them.