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Armed guards in city centre this evening?

eth0_ · 2007-01-01 23:31:42

Does anyone know why there was an armed police checkpoint on that street off Amiens street (the one with the memorial for heroin 'victims', I think) around tea time today? My boyfriend took a wrong turn and we ended up getting stopped there, there was about 10 guards, several of them in baseball cap and armed..

01-01-2007 11:31pm

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Does anyone know why there was an armed police checkpoint on that street off Amiens street (the one with the memorial for heroin 'victims', I think) around tea time today?

My boyfriend took a wrong turn and we ended up getting stopped there, there was about 10 guards, several of them in baseball cap and armed..

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#2 01-01-2007 11:33pm

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Moved from AH.

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#3 01-01-2007 11:34pm

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Just a response (show of strength) to the recent shootings around that area I'd guess.

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#4 01-01-2007 11:36pm

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Thats the Garda ERU, action men types. Probably as a result of a fued in the area.

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#5 01-01-2007 11:37pm

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I have seen this a few times in that area,as said its just a show of strength these days there does not have to be a reason for armed guards to be around.

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