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22/04/2008
Bomb Making Equipment Found In Tallaght
A tip off to garda on Monday has led to the discovery of pipe bomb making equipment in a carpark in Tallaght.
Local gardai received a call shortly before 5pm on Monday evening saying there was a suspicious package left in the carpark of a public house on Greenhills Road, Tallaght.
On arrival at the scene, Tallaght gardaí located a bag in the carpark and immediately sealed off the area.
Army EOD were brought in shortly before 7pm to investigate the package and found a bag containing component parts for the making of pipe bombs.
The Tallaght Detective Unit is now investigating the matter.
Garda have refused to speculate on the origin of the bomb parts.
(DW/JM)
Local gardai received a call shortly before 5pm on Monday evening saying there was a suspicious package left in the carpark of a public house on Greenhills Road, Tallaght.
On arrival at the scene, Tallaght gardaí located a bag in the carpark and immediately sealed off the area.
Army EOD were brought in shortly before 7pm to investigate the package and found a bag containing component parts for the making of pipe bombs.
The Tallaght Detective Unit is now investigating the matter.
Garda have refused to speculate on the origin of the bomb parts.
(DW/JM)
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