Irish Army Padre stabbed multiple times in Galway

Irish Army Padre stabbed multiple times in Galway

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Earthdweller

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14,387 posts

133 months

Friday 16th August
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https://www.thejournal.ie/army-chaplain-galway-att...

A TEENAGER HAS been arrested after an army chaplain aged in his 50s was seriously injured in a suspected stabbing at a barracks in Galway last night

The incident took place at approximately 10.45pm at Renmore Army Barracks when a male youth approached the chaplain and allegedly attacked him.

Gardaí have said in a statement that one aspect of their investigation is to establish if there was a terror motive in the attack. Their anti-terror investigators the Special Detective Unit are involved in the probe.


bitchstewie

55,160 posts

217 months

Saturday 17th August
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Irish Independent reporting the suspect had been reposting propaganda from Islamist terrorist organisations and was being monitored before the attack.

The boy has been remanded after being charged.

Boy (16) remanded in custody after being charged in connection with stabbing of Army chaplain