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A man in his 40s is expected to appear before Dublin District Court on Tuesday morning in connection with a car-jacking incident in Dublin on Monday.
At approximately 10.30am on Monday, the alarm was raised when a woman in her 40s was approached on the forecourt of a garage in East Wall in Dublin by a man.
It is understood the man threatened the woman at knife point and demanded her car keys before driving off in her car.
The car was intercepted a short time later on the N3 following a managed containment operation involving local gardaí, the armed support unit (ASU) and roads policing units.
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The occupant of the car, a man in his 40s, was arrested and taken to Store Street Garda station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
He is expected to appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court on Tuesday morning, charged in connection with the case.
A Garda spokesman said investigations are ongoing.
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