A man arrested in relation to an attempted hijacking in Cork city on Monday has been charged.
He is due to appear before Cork City District Court this morning.
Shortly after 7pm on Monday evening, a man approached a car that was parked on Grand Parade and threatened the two occupants.
He demanded that they drive him to a destination and jumped into the back seat of the car where he produced what is believed to be a knife.
The car remained stationary and the man ran from the scene in the direction of Bishop Lucy Park.
No person was injured during the incident.
A man, aged in his late teens, was arrested.
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