Luas services resume after alert

Luas services were suspended for some time this afternoon following a security alert on the Red Line near George’s Dock in Dublin…

Luas services were suspended for some time this afternoon following a security alert on the Red Line near George’s Dock in Dublin.

Shortly before 2.45pm two men, one armed with a knife, entered an O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar outlet in the area and stole a quantity of cash.

When making their getaway one of the men dropped a suspicious looking device near the Luas tracks sparking the alert.

Gardaí sealed off the area and an Army bomb disposal team examined the package.

One man was arrested at the scene and a second man detained a short time later.

Luas services have fully resumed.

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