Gardai have arrested four men in their thirties following two armed robberies in Dublin last night.
The arrests were made after three men entered a supermarket in the Fonthill Retail park in Clondalkin at around 9pm last night armed with what gardaí said appeared to be a handgun.
A cashier was threatened and the men left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash. Gardaí say a silver coloured Volvo was used in their getaway.
Immediately afterwards three men entered an off licence attached to a nearby bar on the Fonthill Road , Clondalkin.
Gardaí believe the men belonged to the same gang that carried out the first robbery.
The men produced what appeared to be a handgun and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Shortly afterwards, local units and the Crime Task Force stopped a silver coloured Volvo in nearby Collinstown Park.
Four men got out of the car and ran. They were arrested following a short pursuit on foot and are being deatined at Ballyfermot and Lucan Garda stations under section 30 of the Offences Against The State Act.
A sum of money, an imitation firearm and a number of balaclavas were recovered from the car.
Gardaí have preserved the crime scene at the supermarket, at the bar and at the location where the car was stopped.
A technical examination will take place today.
There were no injuries in the incident and no shots were fired.
