WHEN eight British soldiers were arrested by the gardaí in the middle of the night in May 1976, it was one of the most embarrassing diplomatic incidents of the Troubles.

Latest: A man is in custody this evening after a firearm and silencer were found in a van in Dublin.

Security forces were deployed to holy sites across India today after terror bombings killed 20 people in Hinduism’s holiest city, sparking anger among its residents and concerns of possible widespread sectarian violence.

IT is only by the ‘luck of God’ garda lives have not been lost protecting cash escorts, garda representatives said yesterday.