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03/10/2013
Viable IED Discovered In Co Longford
A viable improvised explosive device has been found near a private residence in Longford.
Gardaí called in a Defence Forces' Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team after they discovered the suspect device in Lisfarrell, Co Longford in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Following an initial assessment of the device, the EOD team declared it as viable but were able to make it safe without use of a controlled explosion.
The device was given over to gardaí who will use it to investigation the circumstances surrounding the discovery and the devices's origins.
(MH/CD)
Gardaí called in a Defence Forces' Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team after they discovered the suspect device in Lisfarrell, Co Longford in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Following an initial assessment of the device, the EOD team declared it as viable but were able to make it safe without use of a controlled explosion.
The device was given over to gardaí who will use it to investigation the circumstances surrounding the discovery and the devices's origins.
(MH/CD)
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