Seven arrested after armed robbery

Seven men were being questioned by gardai today after an armed burglary in north Co Dublin.

Seven men were being questioned by gardai today after an armed burglary in north Co Dublin.

Officers in Balbriggan said a number of men entered a house in Barons Hall Park at 11.30pm last night and demanded money from the occupants at knifepoint.

A garda spokesman said the men left after a brief struggle. "Gardai subsequently arrested seven males," he said.

"All are being detained at Garda stations in north Dublin under the provisions of Section 30 Offences Against the State Act."

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