Gardaí avert disaster in Laois stand-off

Gardaí have managed to end a four-hour stand-off in Co Laois.

Gardaí avert disaster in Laois stand-off
Tue, 26 Nov, 2013 - 17:41

Gardaí have managed to end a four-hour stand-off in Co Laois.

The armed Regional Support Unit (RSU) broke down the front door of a house in Mountmellick after responding to calls of an agitated man there at 11.20am.

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