Eyewitness of Dublin stabbings described 'bedlam'

An eyewitness has spoken of how a bystander disarmed a man with a knife during an incident in Dublin in which five people were injured.

It happened shortly after 13:40 local time on Parnell Square East, not far from one of the city's busiest streets, O'Connell Street.

Speaking to Irish broadcaster RTÉ, Siobhan Kearney said: "Without thinking, I just took across the road to help out."

She went on to described how she and another woman formed a ring around the man to protect him from members of the public.

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