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Police have used a Taser stun gun to arrest a man in County Antrim. Police have used a Taser stun gun to disarm a man in County Antrim in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The 46-year-old was arrested after an attempted robbery and hijacking of a car on Wednesday morning. The 46-year-old was arrested after he hijacked a taxi on a journey from Belfast. He forced the driver to take him to a hotel in Templepatrick.
The man hijacked a taxi on a journey from Belfast and forced the driver to take him to a hotel in Templepatrick, at about 0430 GMT. He threatened the driver and hotel staff. Police received reports that the man had a gun. A specialist firearms team used the taser to disarm him.
Armed with a gun, he then threatened the driver and hotel staff. Police were called to detain the man. The gun turned out to be a replica. The gun was found to be a replica weapon.
The police have used a Taser stun gun on two other occasions since their introduction in January. The police ombudsman said it was investigating the incident.
"Taser discharges are automatically referred to the police ombudsman for independent investigation and investigators are now at the scene and conducting enquiries," said a spokesman.
It is the third incident in which police have used a Taser stun gun since their introduction in Northern Ireland in January.