04/08/2014

Cork Gardaí Station Evacuated After Pipe Bomb Handed In

Togher Gardaí Station in Cork city has been evacuated after a member of the public brought in a pipe bomb.

An army bomb disposal team are on site and working to make the bomb safe.

It is understood that a man handed in the pipe bomb after finding it at the rear of his house early this morning (Monday).

According to reports the man brought the device to the garda station in a pram.

The bomb disposal team are working on making the device safe and garda say that an investigation into the bomb is underway.

(MH/CD)

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