Somali man is stabbed to death at an Irish asylum centre in Kerry as a fellow Somali is arrested
Ballymullen Barracks, a former army base in Tralee, where Ireland's Department of Justice has declared a critical incident following a fatal stabbing in the early hours of Saturday.
The dead man and the two others injured at the Ballymullen Barracks IPAS centre in Tralee are all believed to be Somali nationals, as is the man in his late 40s arrested at the scene, the Irish Times reports. The attack happened shortly after 5.20am on Saturday at the former army barracks, which houses up to 50 single male asylum seekers.
Gardaí believe a row broke out before the men were stabbed, and are taking witness statements from others present at the time.
Ireland's Department of Justice declared a 'critical incident' and said it cannot comment further while a criminal investigation is under way.
Tralee Mayor Angie Baily called it 'absolutely devastating', saying residents are 'shocked to the core' by violence in what she described as 'a very safe town'.
