Gas canisters seized by customs spark terror alert

A TERRORIST alert was sparked yesterday after a consignment of gas canisters was detected by customs and gardaí.

In a controlled delivery operation, gardaí seized 75 gas capsules — each the size of a small pen — at a house in Tallaght, west Dublin.

They arrested a 32-year-old Irish national at the scene on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons. Garda technical experts are examining the capsules to determine the type of aerosol they contained.