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Two arrested after armed robbery & carjacking in Wexford

Two men have been arrested after an armed robbery and a carjacking in Co. Wexford. Two masked men...
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16.02 24 Apr 2014


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Two arrested after armed robbe...

Two arrested after armed robbery & carjacking in Wexford

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16.02 24 Apr 2014


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Two men have been arrested after an armed robbery and a carjacking in Co. Wexford.

Two masked men attempted to rob the at Permanent TSB in Gorey at around 1pm this afternoon, with what is believed to be a handgun. But they fled empty-handed after the panic alarm was activated.

Gardai pursued their black Fiat Punto - driven by a third raider - out the Arklow Road and the men then hijacked a Toyota Corolla at Kilmurry Cross.

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Two of the men were caught by gardai as they tried to hijack another car. One of the men was pepper sprayed, while a firearm was recovered in a field nearby.

One garda received minor injuries in the incident.

The garda helicopter is still searching for the third man. The other two who are aged in their 20s are being held at Enniscorthy and Gorey garda stations.


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