A video reportedly recorded in the GPO this afternoon shows a man with a knife being tackled by onlookers in the post office HQ in O’Connell St, before being arrested by Gardaí.
Two of those who tackled the man are heard saying ‘Let it go’, apparently in relation to the weapon which is seen in the video.
Man arrested in the GPO pic.twitter.com/qNw6i4wL1S
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Gardaí said that a male (50s) had been arrested following a public order incident at the GPO, O’Connell St, Dublin 1 which occurred this afternoon Thursday, 2nd November 2023.
He is detained at a city centre Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Investigations are ongoing.