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| Six dissident suspects arrested | Six dissident suspects arrested |
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| Six suspected dissident republicans have been arrested in Cork in the Irish Republic. | Six suspected dissident republicans have been arrested in Cork in the Irish Republic. |
| Four men were arrested by detectives in the Lover's Walk and Montenotte area of Cork City at about 2000 GMT on Friday. | |
| Gardai have not said what the men were doing when they were arrested, but it is understood a number of weapons and other items were recovered. | |
| Another two men were arrested in follow-up searches and the police operation is continuing. | Another two men were arrested in follow-up searches and the police operation is continuing. |
| Gardai have described it as "a significant operation against the activities of a dissident republican organisation". | Gardai have described it as "a significant operation against the activities of a dissident republican organisation". |
| The men were detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, under which they can be held for up to 72 hours. |