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| Taser used to detain car hijacker | Taser used to detain car hijacker |
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| Police have used a Taser stun gun to disarm a man in County Antrim in the early hours of Wednesday morning. | 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 he hijacked a taxi on a journey from Belfast. He forced the driver to take him to a hotel in Templepatrick. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The gun was found to be a replica weapon. | The gun was found to be a replica weapon. |
| The police ombudsman said it was investigating the incident. | The police ombudsman said it was investigating the incident. |
| "Taser discharges are automatically referred to the police ombudsman for independent investigation and investigators are 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. | It is the third incident in which police have used a Taser stun gun since their introduction in Northern Ireland in January. |