A Garda terrorist training exercise is happening on the Docklands this morning.
Locals are urged to stay away, as the exercise tests how the different Garda units respond to a coordinated terrorist attack.
The operation involves a fake stabbing and hostage situation.
It's taking place at the Docklands train station:
Realistic terrorist exercise taking place in Docklands train station pic.twitter.com/TzMO9ulIVL
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) July 14, 2017
The operation also saw actors playing the roles of victims caught up in an attack outside of the station:
"Victims " scream for help in terrorist training exercise pic.twitter.com/e0cwgicDal
— Juliette Gash (@JulietteGash) July 14, 2017
