A Dublin Fire Brigade member has been forced to take time off work after being hit by a projectile from a slingshot last night.
The incident happened near Pearse Street in the city centre when the ambulance he was in was attacked.
In a tweet, the Dublin Fire Brigade sent their best wishes to their collegaue:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Overnight one of our ambulances in the city centre was hit by a slingshot & projectile resulting in an injury to a crew member. DFB condemn these incidents which are unacceptable & wish our colleague a speedy recovery. Stock 📸 <a href="https://t.co/HWEvyK8ZVi">pic.twitter.com/HWEvyK8ZVi</a></p>— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) <a href="https://twitter.com/DubFireBrigade/status/1035806466370928641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">1 September 2018</a></blockquote>
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In response to that tweet, Health Minister Simon Harris branded the attacks as "despicable":
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Despicable behaviour. Sending best wishes for a full and speedy recovery to the member of our emergency services <a href="https://t.co/pHuia8PWDN">https://t.co/pHuia8PWDN</a></p>— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SimonHarrisTD/status/1035807286198001665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">1 September 2018</a></blockquote>
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