Two held over Dublin knife attacks

Two men have been arrested over a spate of knife attacks in Dublin city centre last weekend.

Two men have been arrested over a spate of knife attacks in Dublin city centre last weekend.

Three men were attacked in separate incidents on D'Olier Street and Fleet Street in the early hours of Saturday.
The victims, all in their late teens and early 20s, received knife wounds to their faces.

Two men, aged 22 and 25, were arrested this morning in Ballyfermot and Palmerstown.

They are being held under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act at Pearse Street and Harcourt Terrace Garda stations.

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