Emergency services have rushed to a street in Dublin after at least four people were reportedly stabbed this afternoon.
A number of streets in the city’s Stoneybatter area have been sealed off from the public whilst Gardai respond to a major incident.
It is believed a series of attacks took place which involved a knife, leading to four people being taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
According to the Irish Times, at least one of the victims was attacked while in the doorway of their own home.
A man was arrested near the scene a short time after the incident and Gardai have stressed there is no risk to the wider public at this time.
A Garda spokesperson said: ‘We are currently at the scene of an incident in the Stoneybatter area of Dublin 7.
‘A male has been arrested and is currently detained at a Garda station in the North City. There is no ongoing risk to the public at this time.
‘Further information will be provided when available.’
The incident has rocked the local community, with councillor Janice Boylan telling Dublin Live: ‘It’s terrifying to say the least that on a Sunday peaceful afternoon that people would be out going about their business and to be attacked in such a vicious way.’
Emergency services were called to Oxmantown Road and Niall Street in Dublin 7 following a reported stabbing in the area and told residents to go indoors shortly before 3pm.
A suspect, who was understood to have his covered, was apprehended nearby on Manor Place after a garda search.
Describing the arrest, a local woman told the Irish Times: ‘I saw a lot of garda cars arrive really fast. They all jumped out at exactly the same time. I saw a guy running and they dived on him outside a house.
‘He just screamed and screamed and screamed ‘leave me alone.’ He was terrified, like someone who wasn’t expecting that to happen. And then it all stopped.’
The stabbings are believed to have happened across three locations on the North Circular Road, Oxmantown Road and Ben Eadair Road.
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