Weapons taken in raid on home

Gardai in Mullingar are investigating a raid on a family home in which five legally-held weapons were taken.

Gardai in Mullingar are investigating a raid on a family home in which five legally-held weapons were taken.

Two masked men, one armed with a handgun, called at the home a few miles outside the town, late on Monday night. A man answered the door and struggled with the raiders, receiving slight injuries to the face. The robbers took three shotguns and two rifles.

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