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ARMY EXPLOSIVE EXPERTS made safe a homemade bomb that was found in the centre of Limerick city early this morning.
The Defence Forces Bomb Disposal Team was called to the scene in the Henry Street Area of the city by gardaí at about 1.30am this morning after a suspected improvised explosive device was found.
The team carried out an assessment of the device and the scene was declared safe at 4am.
The Defence Forces have said that the IED was not a hoax and was a viable device. It will now be taken away for further examination.
Other material has been passed onto gardai as part of investigations into the find.
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Are homemade bombs more expensive that factory bombs? This could be a new export industry, artisan explosives and craft bombs.
Shite!
Targeting Gardai? – Henry street is the location of the main Garda station in the city centre.
@Thomas Conneely:
It’s also a big long street with dozens of businesses and hundreds of dwellings. Don’t be silly.
Probably some idiot who looked up how to make a bomb online or downloaded a copy of the anarchists cookbook .
Always with the negative waves Moriarty
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