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17/02/2012
Explosives And Handgun Recovered In Kildare
A number of explosives and handguns have been found at an address in County Kildare, after a special unit search in the area.
A spokesman for Gardaí said that as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of dissident Republicans, Gardaí from the Special Detective Unit carried out a search operation in an open area near Celbridge Co Kildare this afternoon.
During the course of the search a handgun and three improvised explosive devices were recovered. The Defence Forces EOD team were called to the scene and examined the devices.
No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.
(DW/GK)
A spokesman for Gardaí said that as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of dissident Republicans, Gardaí from the Special Detective Unit carried out a search operation in an open area near Celbridge Co Kildare this afternoon.
During the course of the search a handgun and three improvised explosive devices were recovered. The Defence Forces EOD team were called to the scene and examined the devices.
No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.
(DW/GK)
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