Gardaí probe possible terror link in fatal Dundalk stabbing

Detectives say that an examination of phone and online communications of the Egyptian teenager arrested in relation to the stabbing spree in Dundalk, Co Louth, which left one man dead, would be critical in establishing the motive for the attack.

The 18-year-old had two mobile phones and gardaí are beginning the process of examining them to establish if they contain any online or text communications which might give an insight into his state of mind or what preceded his rampage.

Officers will also try and establish with whom he was in contact in recent days and weeks.