Armed raiders tackled in shop

AN armed robber suffered serious head injuries after staff at a jewellery shop and passersby thwarted a raid by a three-man gang.

The owner of Dawson Jewellers, in Dublin city centre, disarmed a raider brandishing a shotgun and hit him during a struggle.

A quick-thinking passerby managed to trip up a second robber as he tried to flee the shop, while a third raider was nabbed by gardaí who arrived within minutes.