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flag A mentally ill man brought knives into an Irish police station, sparking a standoff and leading to his detention for psychiatric care.

flag A 30-year-old man with a history of mental health issues entered a Dublin Garda station carrying four knives, telling officers he wanted to harm Caucasian males and himself, sparking a five-hour standoff. flag Simon Naidu, a former landscaping foreman who lived in Ireland for 26 years and identified as a refugee, was charged with four counts of possessing offensive weapons and denied bail. flag Judge Karen Dowling ordered him held in custody for urgent psychiatric care. flag Naidu, who had been hospitalized twice under mental health laws and released from Connolly Memorial Hospital before returning to the station, expressed confusion during court proceedings and had no close family or support network in Ireland. flag He has not entered a plea, and his next steps depend on direction from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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