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Army bomb squad called in over suspect device found in North Dublin

Published 10:14 20 Feb 2020 GMT

Paul Moore
Army bomb squad called in over suspect device found in North Dublin

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The area was cordoned off before a controlled explosion took place.

The army bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion in Poppintree, Dublin last night (19 February) Gardaí received reports of a suspect device at approximately 9pm on Wednesday evening in the garden of a house in Poppintree, Dublin. The area was cordoned off and the Army EOD team arrived at the scene. A number of houses were evacuated and a controlled explosion took place. The device was not viable. The incident came to an end at approximately 3am and investigations are ongoing.

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Army bomb squad called in over suspect device found in North Dublin