Armoured vehicles pictured in a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, on Nov. 23 have been falsely linked to policing of a riot that broke out in the city centre on the same day, according to Ireland’s Defence Forces.
Reuters correspondent Conor Humphries, who reported on the ground during the riot in central Dublin, said he did not see any army vehicles and only police presence.
Reuters did not find any imagery of army vehicles inside the city centre where the riot took place.
The Defence Forces did not deploy any assets, and none were requested, in support of Ireland’s police in relation to the unrest, the spokesperson said.
“The Defence Forces conduct routine driving and training exercises both in Dublin City and beyond very regularly,” the spokesperson said.
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