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Rooftop standoff causes rail chaos by joanne aheRn
He’s kind of a big deal… Steve Carell poses for photos with fans at the Irish premiere of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues at The Savoy Cinema, in association with Metro Herald last night. The US office star was in town along with co-stars Will Ferrell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd, reportedly crashing a Ron Burgundy-themed pub crawl along the way PICTURE: BRIAN McEVOY
HUNDREDS of rail commuters in Dublin were left stranded yesterday as a stabbing and rooftop standoff at a city centre tourist hostel caused chaos. Lunchtime train services were suspended between Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock while gardaí dealt with the incident. Trained Garda negotiators were called to the scene at Isaac’s Hostel (below) on Frenchman’s Lane near Busáras, where a man in his 20s had climbed on to the roof after a woman was stabbed. Crowds of onlookers gathered as the area around the hostel was sealed off and a number of units of Dublin Fire Brigade also attended the scene. Gardaí negotiated with the man, who is not an Irish national, for four hours, bringing him a blanket at one stage after he threw away his jacket. They eventually succeeded in talking him down from the roof edge around 4pm, some five hours after the standoff began. Rail services were off from 12.30 to 2pm, meaning hundreds of commuters had to walk or get a bus for a portion of their journey. A spokeswoman for Irish Rail confirmed the gardaí had requested the line to be closed and said overhead Dart lines had also been switched off in the area. The incident followed the stabbing of a woman, and gardaí were last night investigating whether the two incidents were linked. The woman was taken to hospital but her injuries were described as minor. A Garda spokesman said the man was being held last night under the Mental Health Act and gardaí are awaiting a psychiatric evaluation before deciding how to proceed.
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