Gardaí are questioning a 16-year-old boy over an attempted tiger kidnapping in Limerick.

The boy was arrested in Donoghmore in Co. Limerick following the abduction of 2 teenagers from a home in Castletroy on Sunday by a two-man armed gang.

One of the men was released shortly afterwards.

The other – a 19-year-old – was driven around in a 4×4 for a number of hours with a hood placed over his head.

He managed to escape and notify the Gardaí when he was brought to a field.

He had refused orders from the gang to contact family members who run a post office to organise a ransom.

The 16-year-old was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning.

He is being held at Henry Street garda station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.

He can be held for up to 72 hours.