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Bomb

# bomb - Tuesday 18 June, 2013

Petrol bomb explodes beside 4-year-old girl playing on Belfast street

The PSNI said the girls is not believed to have been injured but is asking parents in the area to ensure they know the whereabouts of their children.

Pipe bomb found in Strabane, an hour north of the G8 summit

The bomb was found just 80km north of Lough Erne in Enniskillen where world leaders are meeting for the annual G8 summit.

# bomb - Thursday 13 June, 2013

Teen arrested over explosive device in Dublin

The device was made safe yesterday evening in Coolock.

# bomb - Wednesday 12 June, 2013

Explosive device made safe in Coolock

A viable explosive device was discovered in Coolock, Dublin, this evening.

# bomb - Thursday 30 May, 2013

43rd improvised explosive device made safe in Dublin

A suspect device was found outside a house near the in Artane at 10.50 this morning.

# bomb - Saturday 27 April, 2013

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# bomb - Thursday 25 April, 2013

Boston bombers were planning New York attack

The plan was to go to Manhattan three days after the Boston Marathon.

# bomb - Wednesday 24 April, 2013

Boston bombing highlights problems tracking ‘lone wolves’

Counter-terrorism experts have warned that attempting to thwart attacks by radicals working in isolation is a practically impossible task.

# bomb - Thursday 18 April, 2013

Obama tells Boston bombers: ‘We will find you’

No claim of responsibility and no arrests have been made in connection with the twin bombings, though investigators are focused on two suspects.

# bomb - Wednesday 17 April, 2013

Column: Downtown Boston is a crime scene and I’m sitting in my office a few miles away

Having just moved to the US, Jan Schneider had planned to go watch the Boston Marathon. Luckily, other things came up and he never made it. Here’s his account of living in the aftermath of the Boston bombings.

# bomb - Tuesday 16 April, 2013

Pakistani Taliban say they are not responsible for Boston bombing

“We believe in attacking [the] US and its allies but we are not involved in this attack.”

# bomb - Monday 8 April, 2013

Nine killed after bomb hits Afghan bus

The bomb blast in which 22 people were also injured follows a NATO air strike on Saturday which killed 11 children.

# bomb - Sunday 31 March, 2013

Man arrested over Lurgan bomb

A man has been arrested by detectives from the serious crime branch following an explosion in Lurgan yesterday afternoon.

# bomb - Friday 29 March, 2013

Explosive device made safe in Raheny

The Defence Force team declared the area safe after a two-hour operation.

# bomb - Wednesday 27 March, 2013

Police: Bomb explodes near Acropolis in central Athens

The explosion followed a warning call to a Greek newspaper.

Security alert ongoing in Fermanagh village after report of suspect device

Police received a report that a device had been abandoned in the area last night.

Viable IED made safe in Finglas

It brings to 27 the total amount of IEDs made safe by the Army Bomb Disposal Team so far this year.

# bomb - Friday 22 March, 2013

Road closed in Belfast security alert

The army bomb squad have been tasked to the scene.

# bomb - Wednesday 20 March, 2013

Three released after arrests over explosive devices in Cork

Two men and a woman were arrested yesterday in connection with the devices discovered last year.

Two found liable in Omagh bomb civil retrial

The retrial found Seamus Daly and Colm Murphy liable on the grounds of trespass to the person.

# bomb - Tuesday 19 March, 2013

Three arrested in connection with discovery of explosive devices in Cork

The charges related to devices that were found in two separate incidents last year.

# bomb - Monday 11 March, 2013

Belfast bomb was an ‘attempted murder’ attack on PSNI officers’ lives

Nobody was injured in the attack but the police officers involved were left “badly shaken”.

# bomb - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

‘Attempt to lure police’ with suspicious object report in Armagh

One police vehicle has a window smashed when responding to the incident.

# bomb - Sunday 3 March, 2013

Explosive device found outside Catholic church in Belfast

Police said the device was small and crude but was still viable.

# bomb - Saturday 2 March, 2013

Two men due in court after discovery of bomb-making equipment

The two men were arrested on 28 February following the search of a house in Newbridge, Co Kildare.

# bomb - Friday 22 February, 2013

More suicide bombs hit Mali after battle that kills 20 Islamists

France sent in its troops in January to help the Malian army oust Islamist militants who last year captured the desert north of the country.

Damascus hit by its deadliest bombing in Syria war

Almost 60 people were killed in the blast that rocked the city with many children among those wounded.

# bomb - Thursday 21 February, 2013

20 killed as bomb blasts hit India’s Hyderabad

Twin bombings have killed at least 20 people in the Indian city of Hyderabad and provoked safety fears among Australia’s touring cricket team.

# bomb - Saturday 16 February, 2013

Bomb in Pakistan kills 47, injures 200

The bomb exploded in Hazara town, an area dominated by Shiites on the outskirts of Quetta.

Hoax device leads to evacuation in Tallaght

Residents of homes in Deerpark Avenue in Tallaght were forced to leave as gardaí and the army bomb squad investigated the suspicious device.

# bomb - Friday 15 February, 2013

PSNI issue appeal after viable pipe bomb found beside primary school

The device was discovered in a laneway near the school at 3pm yesterday evening.

# bomb - Monday 4 February, 2013

The 6 steps to bomb disposal in Ireland

An officer from one of the Defence Force’s Army Bomb Disposal Squads told TheJournal.ie how they deal with call outs and rendering devices safe.

# bomb - Wednesday 16 January, 2013

Universities in Syria shut after blast kills 87

No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, but the government and rebels have blamed each other.

# bomb - Tuesday 15 January, 2013

Viable explosive device made safe in Limerick

The device was made safe without the need for a controlled explosion.

# bomb - Monday 14 January, 2013

Four viable IEDs found near the Malahide Road

The improvised explosive devices, which were found on waste ground just off the Malahide Road, were made safe this afternoon.

# bomb - Friday 11 January, 2013

Fears for Pakistan’s future as blasts kill 115

An Sunni extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack – one of the most deadly in Pakistan’s history and the worst single attack ever against Shiites in the country.

# bomb - Thursday 10 January, 2013

Bomb placed under security vehicle kills 11 in Pakistan

Paramilitary personnel were targeted in the attack, which killed 11 people and injured a further 27.

# bomb - Wednesday 2 January, 2013

Upscale NYC couple arrested after bomb making equipment found

The woman, who is a doctor’s daughter and has just given birth, shocked neighbours in her picturesque Manhattan village.

# bomb - Monday 31 December, 2012

Viable bomb found near Co Armagh police station

Evacuated residents have now been allowed to return to their homes.

# bomb - Thursday 27 December, 2012

Evacuation of Inchicore homes as explosive device made safe

The device was located in a green area near homes by Turvey Avenue, and was made safe by an army bomb disposal team.

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