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14/04/2011
Explosives Truck Crashes Into Offaly Shop
A truck carrying explosive components has crashed into a shop in Moneygall, Co Offaly.
The incident happened shortly after 8am this morning.
No one was injured in the incident.
Fire services say the contents of the truck posed no risk as they had not been mixed.
Damage to the front window of the shop was reported.
The property is owned by the Donovan family, owners of the ancestral home of the US President Barack Obama.
(BMcN)
The incident happened shortly after 8am this morning.
No one was injured in the incident.
Fire services say the contents of the truck posed no risk as they had not been mixed.
Damage to the front window of the shop was reported.
The property is owned by the Donovan family, owners of the ancestral home of the US President Barack Obama.
(BMcN)
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