Bomb disposal team deals with unstable chemical at Wicklow school
Dinitrophenylhydrazine, a routine agent which can become unstable over time, was found during a routine audit.
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Dinitrophenylhydrazine, a routine agent which can become unstable over time, was found during a routine audit.
A controlled explosion was carried out on one of the devices at the scene, while the other was brought to a secure military location to be examined.
The chemicals were found during a routine audit at DKIT this afternoon.
The explosive device, which was found under a parked car, was made safe by an Army bomb disposal team.
Mayfield residents evacuated after device discovered close to vehicle overnight.
The viable devices were found in an overgrown area near a residential estate in Limerick city.
No injuries were caused in the explosion. The bomb disposal team was also called to deal with explosive devices in Kildare.
The explosive device was found under a car in the early hours of this morning.
The device was discovered in Rialto at around 11.30pm last night.
A number of residents in the Grange area of Roscrea were evacuated from their homes during the night as a bomb disposal team dealt with the device.
An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the device which was found at a home in the Monksland area of Athlone this morning.
Defence Forces said that they were called out to deal with two separate IEDs last night.
A member of the Army Bomb Disposal Team was slightly injured while attempting to render the object safe outside a private residence in the city last night.
Gardaí investigating the activities of dissident republicans also recovered a handgun from the scene.
The Bomb Disposal Team was called to a community enterprise centre in Oldbawn, Tallaght at around 11pm last night.
The grenade was found during excavation work at the farm in Emo.
A suspicious device was discovered this afternoon at an industrial unit in Co Offaly.
Gardaí are investigating after the discovery was made at an apartment complex off Clonliffe Road in Dublin 3.
A viable grenade and components were discovered in the outhouse of an apartment block in Drumcondra this afternoon.
The Armby Bomb Disposal Team was called to Tulla this morning after the devices were discovered.
An initial examination of the device showed that it contained the components of a viable IED, according to the Defence Forces.
The Swan bar was evacuated last night as a controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious device.
The viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in a home in Finglas in north Dublin this afternoon.
The bomb squad is called to a private residence in Clonboo, close to the Mayo border, to deal with a viable improvised explosive.
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