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25/04/2008
Gardaí Called To Hoax Device
Gardaí have uncovered a hoax device at a residence in Dublin.
They were called to the scene at approximately 9.15pm on Thursday night after reports there was a bomb at a house on Kildare Road, Dublin 12.
Gardaí soon identified a suspected pipe bomb beside a car in the area.
The area was sealed off and houses were evacuated.
An army bomb disposal team arrived at the scene, examined the device and declared it a hoax.
The area was reopened and residents returned to their homes.
(DW/KMcA)
They were called to the scene at approximately 9.15pm on Thursday night after reports there was a bomb at a house on Kildare Road, Dublin 12.
Gardaí soon identified a suspected pipe bomb beside a car in the area.
The area was sealed off and houses were evacuated.
An army bomb disposal team arrived at the scene, examined the device and declared it a hoax.
The area was reopened and residents returned to their homes.
(DW/KMcA)
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