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Armed gardai foiled a potential Kinahan hit squad in a chaotic shootout yesterday - but one of the gunmen remains at large.

Cops from the Special Crime Task Force tried to stop a van shortly before 3pm in Inchicore.

The vehicle failed to stop on Jamestown Road, near Kylemore Way, and rammed a Garda car as officers opened fire.

A pistol with a silencer was allegedly tossed from the van before it was eventually stopped and the pair attempted to flee.

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Two men tried to get away in a Kia Sportage car. One man was arrested in dramatic scenes in central Dublin while another male suspect is still on the run.

A gun was later recovered inside a shopping bag on the street. No one was hurt during the incident.

Sources told the Dublin Live it looked like a Kinahan hit crew was stopped as it was on the way to another shooting.

An elderly local, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I just heard a shot at around two o’clock.

“It’s a quiet area and you wouldn’t expect anything like that around here.”

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A Garda spokesman added: “A firearm has been recovered and one man arrested by members of the Special Crime Task Force during an operation in Dublin.

“Shortly before 3pm a van failed to stop for gardai from the Special Crime Task Force during an operation on Kylemore Way, Inchicore. The van was subsequently stopped and a firearm and silencer were recovered.

“A man in his late 20s arrested at the scene.

“A number of shots were fired by Gardai during the incident. No one was injured.

“A second vehicle thought to be involved in the incident fled from the scene.

“The arrested man is currently detained at Ballyfermot Garda station.”