Explosive device made safe in Dublin
An Army bomb disposal team has made safe a viable Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Dublin this afternoon.
The Defence Forces deployed the team to a private residence in Finglas following a request from the gardaí.
The team arrived on scene at 2.50pm and made safe the viable IED which was found outside the building. No controlled explosion was carried out and the scene was declared safe at 4pm.
"The device has been removed to a military installation for further examination, following which it will be handed over to the gardaí," a statement said.
Today's call out is the first of 2012 for the Defence Forces bomb disposal team.
There were 236 call outs last year and 55 viable IEDs made safe.
