Youth to appear in Irish court over army chaplain stabbing

Dublin: A teenager will appear in court on Saturday for allegedly stabbing an army chaplain outside a barracks in western Galway, with police probing...

Dublin: A teenager will appear in court on Saturday for allegedly stabbing an army chaplain outside a barracks in western Galway, with police probing a potential terror motive for the attack.

Police said Saturday that they had charged the youth after he was arrested at the scene outside Galway's Renmore Barracks on Thursday.

He was restrained by soldiers who fired warning shots during the incident.

The victim Paul Murphy, who is in his 50s, was treated for "serious but not life-threatening" injuries, after being stabbed several times.

The Special Detective Unit within Ireland's police -- which is responsible for responding to terror threats -- is now leading the investigation.