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Emergency services were alerted to the incident outside Terminal 1 at approximately 11.30am on Sunday.

Airport police responded to the serious assault within 90 seconds of being alerted to the matter before gardaí arrived on scene.

One man, aged in his 50s, was stabbed a number of times in the neck and abdomen.

He was rushed to Beaumont Hospital where he is being treated for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

A suspect was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault and is currently being detained at a north Dublin garda station.

The man, also aged in his 50s, is not known to the victim and there is understood to be no clear connection between the men.

A source told Independent.ie: "Investigations into this matter are ongoing but at this moment in time this is being treated as a random attack.".

The scene outside the departures hall of Terminal 1 has been preserved to facilitate a technical examination.

A spokesperson for the DAA, which manages and operates Dublin Airport, said: "Airport Police at Dublin Airport responded to an incident outside Terminal 1 this morning. One person has been arrested by the Gardai. Flights at Dublin Airport are operating normally."

The police service arrived on scene within 90 seconds and detained the suspect before gardaí arrived, while ambulance personnel from the Airport fire service attended to the victim at the scene.

A garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí are investigating a public order incident that occurred outside Terminal 1 of Dublin Airport, Co. Dublin, at approximately 11.30am today, Sunday 17th September 2023.

"A man (50’s) was taken from the scene to Beaumont Hospital to be treated for injuries believed at this time to be non-life-threatening.

"A second male (50s) was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the North Dublin area.

"the scene is currently preserved for a forensic examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.

"Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact them.

Any pedestrians or road users who were in the vicinity of Terminal 1 between 11am and 11.45am this morning, Sunday 17th September 2023, and who may have camera footage (including dash cam) are asked to make this available to investigating Gardaí.

"Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to contact Dublin Airport Garda Station on 01 666 4950, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station," the spokesperson added.