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Fri Aug 16, 2024, 07:06 AM Aug 16

[Ireland] Army chaplain injured in stabbing at barracks

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1x6jxrd7o

Army chaplain injured in stabbing at barracks

58 minutes ago

A member of the Irish Defence Forces has been stabbed several times during an attack at Renmore Barracks in County Galway.

Irish broadcaster RTÉ is reporting that the man in his 50s is an army chaplain.

He was taken to University Hospital Galway and his injuries are described as serious but not life-threatening.

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Gardaí (Irish police) said a teenage boy was restrained by soldiers and then arrested. The Defence Forces said shots were fired by personnel during the incident.

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