Man with assault rifle arrested in Dublin

Gardaí arrested a man in Dublin last night after he was found carrying a AK-47 assault rifle.

The man (22) was stopped by plain-clothed gardaí on Camden Street at around 9pm.

The officers discovered the rifle and two magazines, one of which was full, in a bag his was carrying.

He was arrested and taken to Harcourt Terrace Garda station.

Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy, who took over as head of the force this week, said: "It gives me great pleasure this morning to be able to say that we took an AK-47 and ammunition off the streets of our country.

"My whole focus will be to make the streets safer and that's were I'll be focusing my resources."

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