Man (24) arrested after taxi hijacking in Dublin

Passenger threatened driver with object that he claimed was a gun before stealing taxi

A man (24) has been arrested following the hijacking of a taxi in Dublin on Tuesday morning.

The incident occurred at the junction between the South Circular Road and Donore Avenue at about 2.40am.

A male taxi driver (43) picked up a passenger on the Crumlin Road, who told him to drive towards Dolphin’s Barn.

The passenger then threatened the driver with an object, which he said was a gun, and told him to pull over and hand over his car keys.

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The driver gave him the keys and the passenger drove off in the taxi.

The car was recovered on Kylemore Avenue in Ballyfermot a short time later.

A 24-year-old man was arrested and taken to Sundrive Garda station following the incident, where he is being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.