‘Crude but viable device’ made safe in Dublin
The device was found at an office building in Merrion Square on Friday afternoon.
A “crude but viable device” has been made safe in central Dublin.
The alarm was raised following the discovery of a suspicious device at an office building on Merrion Square in the Irish capital on Friday afternoon.
A Garda spokesperson said they responded shortly after 2.20pm and that explosives experts from the Defence Forces also attended the scene.
In a statement on Friday evening they said: “The explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team has made what is a crude but viable device safe.
“A Garda investigation into this device has commenced.”