Explosive device made safe by Army

An Army bomb disposal team made safe a viable improvised explosive device on Dunsink Lane, Dublin, yesterday evening.

An Army bomb disposal team made safe a viable improvised explosive device on Dunsink Lane, Dublin, yesterday evening.

The Defence Forces deployed the team in response to a request by the Garda. The device was made safe at the scene without a controlled explosion.

This is the 15th viable improvised explosive device made safe by the Defence Forces this year.

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