Man attempts armed robbery with replica gun; is thwarted by police, bystander in Dublin supermarket.

A man in his 40s attempted an armed robbery at a Dublin supermarket with a replica gun but was tackled and disarmed by two plainclothes police officers and a bystander. The officers, from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, were on break when they confronted the suspect. The man was arrested and detained; the gun will undergo a ballistic examination. The officers are receiving support after the incident.

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