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One man has been shot dead and another wounded when Irish police intercepted an armed gang in County Dublin.

Another four men were arrested by Garda and are being detained under the Republic's Offences Against the State Act.

Officers from the Organised Crime Unit were involved in the incident at Foxborough Road, Lucan, on Friday.

A Garda spokesperson said shots were fired and two men were injured. One man died afterwards in hospital.

The Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission has been notified of the incident.