Gunmen force taxi driver to flee gardaí

A HACKNEY driver is recovering from a terrifying ordeal when two passengers forced him to flee from gardaí at gunpoint.

The gunmen were in the car when officers tried to arrest them in a quiet estate in Castleblaney, Co Monaghan, on Monday evening.

The two men pulled a weapon on the gardaí and threatened them before taking the driver hostage and ordering him to drive away.