Updated: 01.25
Nine people have been arrested after a digger rammed into a Lidl supermarket in Dublin.
Video footage shared on social media showed a mechanical digger pulling down part of the supermarket's outside wall in Citywest.
Other footage appeared to show an attempt to break into the shop's safe.
— Nix 🇮🇪 (@NixMixed) March 2, 2018
The German discount store, which was closed at the time of the break-in, has confirmed that a serious incident took place.
Please see below statement in relation to the incident at our branch at Fortunestown Lane, Dublin pic.twitter.com/jl8PD57Vcx
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) March 2, 2018
The incident is now being investigated by gardaí.
Reports of a fire at the supermarket were also circulated, but the Dublin Fire Brigade confirmed that no fire had been found.
We've left the scene of the supermarket in #Fortunestown #CityWest , no fire found. Gardai are attending the incident pic.twitter.com/BO5SzOASNd
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 2, 2018
