A teenager who gardai feared was abducted by two masked men has been found safe and well.

Sait Canbullu was reported missing yesterday afternoon amid reports he had been bundled in to a car in Wexford town.

A Garda spokesman has confirmed the 15-year-old was found in Ballymote, Co Sligo, this afternoon.

"We would like to take this opportunity to thank the media and members of the public for their assistance in this matter," he added.

Senior officers earlier stood down a Child Rescue Ireland (CRI) alert after gardai said they were satisfied the teenager did not in fact vanish against his own will. However his whereabouts was still being treated as a missing persons case at that time.

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