Gardaí foil armed supermarket raiders

Gardaí tackled two armed robbers today during a foiled supermarket raid.

The early morning hold-up at the Lidl store in Tallaght, south Dublin was thwarted when unarmed officers pounced on two men wielding a knife and an imitation firearm.

One of the men received minor injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment after gardaí recovered the weapons.

The suspects, both in their mid-30s, were arrested at the scene on Fortunestown Lane.

They are being held at Tallaght Garda station under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

The men can be questioned for up to three days.