Man caught with AK-47 rifle on busy city street

A YOUNG man caught with an AK-47 assault rifle on a busy Dublin street was being questioned by gardaí last night.

Man caught with AK-47 rifle on busy city street
Sat, 24 Nov, 2007 - 00:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Plainclothes gardaí swooped on the man after he got out of a taxi on Camden Street, in Dublin’s south inner city, at 9pm on Thursday.

Gardaí arrested the man and searched a holdall he was carrying. Inside they found the firearm and ammunition, including one full and one empty magazine.

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