Kildare: Three arrested in connection with attempted abduction of family

Three men have been arrested in Dublin this morning in connection with the attempted abduction of a security company employee and his family in April of last year.

Four armed and masked men attempted to take a man, his pregnant wife and their two-year-old son hostage at their home in Kilmeade, Co Kildare in the early hours of on April 27 last.

However, a panic alarm was activated and the raiders fled the scene on foot.

This morning, investigating officers arrested three men - two in their late 30s and one in his late 40s - in connection with this incident.

They are being held at various Garda stations in Co Kildare under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.