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Armed Gardai and hostage specialists swarm scene of 'situation' in housing estate

Summary by Extra.ie
Armed gardaí responded to a tense stand-off yesterday morning in south Dublin after a man with a fire extinguisher climbed onto a roof after appearing to take hostages in his home. Gardaí were called to a house in Dún Laoghaire early in the morning after receiving calls from individuals at the property saying that a man in his late 20s was ‘acting erratically’, a security source said. The man refused to allow gardaí access to the property in the…
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Extra.ie broke the news in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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