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Irish police are questioning a man in connection with the mugging of two primary schoolchildren in Limerick. Irish police are questioning a man in connection with the mugging of three schoolchildren in Limerick.
The two girls were walking to their local primary school in the south-western Irish city on Monday morning when they were approached by a man at a passageway near a local boat club around 8.30am on Monday. It is believed he was carrying a weapon or led the children to believe he was carrying a weapon. The two boys and a girl were walking to their local school in the south-western city on Monday morning when they were approached by a man at a passageway near a boat club at about 8.30am. It is believed he may have been carrying a weapon or led the children to believe that he was carrying a weapon.
Gardaí are investigating reports that the man took the girls’ mobile phones and an amount of cash during the robbery. Although the girls were uninjured they were threatened during the robbery, gardaí said. Gardaí are investigating reports that the man took the pupils’ mobile phones and an amount of cash during the robbery. Although the three were uninjured they were threatened during the robbery, gardaí said.
A man was later arrested by gardaí and is being questioned at Mayorstone garda station. A 20-year-old man was later arrested by gardaí and is being questioned at Mayorstone garda station.