Tallaght device made safe

An army bomb disposal team made safe an explosive device found in Tallaght in Dublin this afternoon.

An army bomb disposal team made safe an explosive device found in Tallaght in Dublin this afternoon.

Gardaí called the team out when the device was found in a house shortly before 3pm. The occupants and residents of adjoining houses were evacuated.

A controlled explosion was carried out and the area was declared safe at 3.50pm.

The device has been handed over to the gardaí to investigate.

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