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Men arrested in dissident inquiry

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Two men have been arrested by gardai in Dublin investigating dissident republican activity.

The men were arrested in the Newport Street area of the city at about 1330 GMT on Thursday.

A gun was also recovered during the operation.

The two men, one of whom is aged in his 30s, the other in his 50s, are being held under Section 30 of the Republic's Offences against the State Act.

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