15/08/2014

Woman Hands 100-Year-Old Explosive Into Gardaí Station

A woman has handed in a 100-year-old explosive device she found in her garage.

Trim Gardaí station was immediately evacuated at about 22:00 on Thursday when an elderly woman handed in an explosive device she had found while clearing out her garage.

The device was taken into the station's car park and roads in the immediate area were closed.

Army Bomb Disposal experts removed the device for examination. It is expected to be destroyed today.

(MH/CD)

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