Two men arrested following Galway hijacking
By Claire Henry
Gardaí have arrested two men following the hijacking of a taxi in Co Galway last night.
Shortly before midnight, the Gardaí were alerted that two males who were passengers in a taxi had attacked the driver and stolen the vehicle.
The taxi driver was removed from the taxi on the M18 motorway.
Gardaí observed the car in the Claregalway area. A managed containment operation was put in place with assistance from the regional support unit.
The car was brought to a stop on Bothar na dTreabh, where the two men fled on foot. The two men, one in his mid-20s and the other in his early-30s, were subsequently arrested.
They are currently detained at North Western Regional Garda Headquarters in Murrough, Co Galway under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
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