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# Gardaí
Man arrested in Kilkenny over possession of explosives
Gardaí were called to a house after reports of unusual activity yesterday evening.
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Aug 15th 2020, 10:13 AM
# morandi bridge
Italy demolishes remainder of Genoa bridge which collapsed last year
43 people were killed when the Morandi bridge collapsed last August.
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Jun 28th 2019, 5:28 PM
# Terrorism
Pictures: 'Significant' amount of guns and explosives found during 12 day search in Lurgan
A pipe bomb uncovered near a nursery would “almost certainly” have killed or caused injury if detonated.
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May 11th 2018, 6:03 PM
# declared safe
Security scare at Dublin's Connolly Station caused by old sticks of dynamite
The scene was declared safe by the Defence Forces at 2.50pm.
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Apr 30th 2018, 5:05 PM
# New York
Ex-teacher accused of paying students to help make bombs
His brother has also been accused of stockpiling explosive materials.
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Feb 16th 2018, 7:15 AM
# Special Criminal Court
Two Dublin men charged with possession of 4kg of explosive TNT
One of the men was previously charged with membership of the IRA.
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Dec 8th 2017, 2:05 PM
# explosives
Limerick homes evacuated as Army Bomb Disposal Team explode grenade found in the area
The grenade was discovered in the vicinity of a private residence on the Pennywell Road.
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Oct 17th 2017, 10:45 AM
# explosives
Woman who lured police to her home with hoax 999 call in bid to kill them jailed for 16 years
Christine Connor also used photos of a Swedish model to dupe men online.
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Jun 20th 2017, 12:03 PM
# New IRA
Gardai probe 'New IRA' group's bomb trade with Hutch gang
Security is expected to be tight for gangland murder victim Michael Keogh’s funeral tomorrow.
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Jun 8th 2017, 8:30 PM
# Special Criminal Court
Two men due before in court after explosives seized in Dublin on Friday
A 55-year-old man has been released without charge.
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Jun 4th 2017, 6:15 PM
# Investigation
55-year-old man arrested over explosives seized in Dublin on Friday
Parts of Dublin’s north inner city was shut down following the discovery.
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Jun 4th 2017, 12:41 PM
# Ballybough
Two men remain in custody after gardaí seize explosives in Dublin
The search was part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity.
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Jun 3rd 2017, 3:01 PM
# Foiled
16-year-old girl among four arrested for allegedly plotting terror attack in France
The four people were arrested in Montpellier.
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Feb 10th 2017, 10:39 AM
# Special Criminal Court
Dissident republican caught at Busaras with "four blocks of TNT" and detonators
The incident last June saw Busaras evacuated the Special Criminal Court heard yesterday.
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Jan 31st 2017, 7:25 AM
# Melbourne
"Significant" Isis-inspired terror plot for Christmas Day foiled in Australia
The plot was expected to target one of Melbourne’s best-known intersections on Christmas Day.
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Dec 23rd 2016, 7:36 AM
# court letter
O'Sullivan 'stands over' support for man arrested on explosives charges before Prince Charles visit
Donal O’Coisdealbha was jailed for five and a half years yesterday after pleading guilty to IRA membership.
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Dec 7th 2016, 1:47 PM
# Germany
Manhunt underway after explosives found in apartment of man suspected of preparing bomb attack
Three people were arrested in the raid of the apartment.
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Oct 8th 2016, 4:27 PM
# explosives
Armed gardaí find bomb in car on the Naas Road
Two men have been arrested.
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Apr 13th 2016, 10:55 PM
# canine training
CIA accidentally left explosive material under school bus
It was left behind after a training exercise.
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Apr 1st 2016, 9:34 PM
# explosive find
Terrorist bomb parts found buried in the woods in Co Antrim park
The find was made yesterday by a member of the public.
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Mar 6th 2016, 6:57 PM
# Montrouge
"Explosive belt" found in a dustbin in Paris
The belt was found in an area which one of the attackers is known to have been in.
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Nov 23rd 2015, 11:02 PM
# explosives
Turkish Airlines plane diverted to Canada after bomb threat
The plane, with 256 passengers and crew, landed safely at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
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Nov 22nd 2015, 8:26 AM
# Bulgaria
Bomb scare forces plane from Poland to Egypt to make emergency landing
A man on the aircraft claimed there were explosives on board.
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Nov 19th 2015, 8:06 AM
# James Holmes
'Batman cinema shooting': Pictures released from inside cinema and booby-trapped apartment
James Holmes killed 12 people in the 2012 shooting.
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Sep 11th 2015, 7:25 AM
# pipe bomb threat
This teen was found guilty of plotting to murder soldiers
He also groomed an impressionable teenager, police said.
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Apr 29th 2015, 9:55 PM
# crime branch
Three arrested after explosives found in cars in Meath
The men were arrested for membership of an unlawful organisation and possession of explosives.
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Dec 16th 2014, 10:08 PM
# Nigeria
10-year-old girl 'strapped with explosives' arrested in Nigeria
Meanwhile, Nigerian authorities say a suicide bomber killed six people in Kano city today.
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Jul 30th 2014, 6:06 PM
# PSNI
'Substantial quantity' of explosives discovered in Belfast flats in dissident search
A 47-year-old man is currently being questioned at Antrim police station.
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May 1st 2014, 6:24 PM
# United States
Harvard University reopens after reports of explosives on campus
Campus police received an email saying that explosive devices may have been hidden at four buildings on campus.
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Dec 16th 2013, 9:20 PM
# Derry
Man charged for possession of a sub machine gun, grenades, a stun gun and gas spray
The 27-year-old was arrested in Derry.
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Oct 27th 2013, 11:46 AM
# Golden Gun
Dissident arms seizure includes golden gun
The guns, ammunition and explosive were discovered by Gardaí in Dublin as part of investigations into republican dissidents.
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Jul 11th 2013, 4:53 PM
# Gardaí
Nine arrested over dissident activity in two Dublin raids
Bomb ingredients and ammunition were also seized by gardaí following separate raids in Cloghran and Tallaght.
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Jul 4th 2013, 8:26 AM
# Cork
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.
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Mar 20th 2013, 9:18 PM
# Dissidents
Two in court over dissident republican activity
The men, both aged in their 30s, were arrested in Tipperary earlier this week as part on an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity.
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Feb 9th 2013, 6:42 PM
# explosives
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.
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Feb 4th 2013, 6:45 AM
# Bomb
Army make safe device found in Phibsborough
The IED was made safe at the scene and handed over to Gardaí.
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Aug 30th 2012, 7:35 PM
# Spain
Spain arrests three suspected Al Qaeda members
Police have denied reports the men had poison and explosives in their possession.
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Aug 2nd 2012, 12:43 PM
# Aurora
'He wasn't giving anyone a chance to get out' - witnesses recall Colorado cinema shooting
One witness has said he saw a little girl who had been shot.
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Jul 20th 2012, 11:03 AM
# Bomb Squad
Gardaí appeal for information over 'viable and dangerous' device in Cork
The explosive device, which was found under a parked car, was made safe by an Army bomb disposal team.
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Jul 6th 2012, 8:22 PM
# Limerick
Gardaí recover grenades, pistols and ammunition in follow-up Limerick raid
The firearms and explosives were recovered in a planned search operation following Friday’s €1.5m cannabis resin haul.
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May 27th 2012, 3:56 PM
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