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Device made safe in Crumlin by army bomb disposal team

The improvised explosive device was made safe in Crumlin before 1am this morning.

AN ARMY BOMB disposal team has made safe a viable explosive device in Crumlin.

The Defence Forces deployed a team to the Lismore Road in Crumlin following a request from Gardaí.

They made safe the viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and removed it to a military installation for further examination. No controlled explosion had to be carried out.

The team arrived on the scene at 11.45pm and it was declared safe at 12.50am.

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