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01/05/2012
Army Bomb Disposal Team Make Viable IED Device Safe
An Army Bomb Disposal Team made safe a viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Phoenix Park, Dublin this morning.
The Defence Forces deployed the team to a wooded marshland area known as Quarry Lake last night following a request from An Garda Síochána but were unable to commence operations until first light this morning.
The viable IED was made safe in situ and the scene was declared safe at 10.40 am. The team returned to base and the component parts of the device have been handed over to the Gardai to assist in their investigation.
(CD/GK)
The Defence Forces deployed the team to a wooded marshland area known as Quarry Lake last night following a request from An Garda Síochána but were unable to commence operations until first light this morning.
The viable IED was made safe in situ and the scene was declared safe at 10.40 am. The team returned to base and the component parts of the device have been handed over to the Gardai to assist in their investigation.
(CD/GK)
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