A drone carrying a pipe bomb crashed at a house in a north Dublin suburb in the early hours of Monday. The drone was being flown by one criminal faction to target another when the intended attack went wrong.
Detectives believe the pipe bomb, a viable explosive device, was to be detonated by hitting the ground at the intended target’s home in Finglas after being dropped from the drone mid-flight. However, while the drone crashed in the area, beside an innocent family’s house, it did not explode and the emergency services were alerted.
Read more…
Source: Irish Times News
Sign up for Counter-IED Report Newsletter
Related:
- Homes evacuated as Army bomb squad deal with incident in Dublin
September 30, 2018
Residents in a north Dublin housing estate have been asked to leave their homes as the Army’s bomb squad deal are dealing with an incident. Residents in Yellow Road, Whitehall were asked to leave their homes shortly after 10pm after gardai were called to the area. Members of the Defence Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit have ...
- What the shell? Army bomb squad rush to make explosive World War II mine safe after its found in waters off Kinsale, Co Cork
September 5, 2018
An explosive device, thought to be a mine from World War II, was discovered in waters in Co Cork this evening. The army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called to the scene after fishermen brought the shell ashore in Kinsale. The mine was placed on the main slipway of Kinsale Pier which was cordoned off by Gardai. The bomb ...
- Several houses evacuated after ‘viable explosive device’ discovered in Drogheda
January 10, 2018
The army’s bomb squad has made safe a viable improvised explosive device (IED) in Drogheda. The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was deployed to a residential area in the Co Louth town last night. After the team arrived at the scene at 11.40pm, a cordon was put in place and several houses were evacuated ‘to ensure public ...
- Army Bomb Disposal team make safe ‘complex’ explosive device in Carlow
November 16, 2017
The Army Bomb Disposal Team have made safe what they describe as a “complex viable improvised explosive device” in Carlow this evening. According to the Defence Forces, they received a request from the gardai to attend a scene in Carlow this evening at 5pm. Read more… Source: Independent.ie
- Homes evacuated as Army tackles explosive devices
November 3, 2017
More than a dozen homes had to be evacuated after two pipe bombs were discovered on a housing estate. The Army bomb squad was called in on Thursday night after the improvised explosives and components for a third device were found in the Moneymore area of Drogheda. The bombs, described as viable, were made safe at the ...
- Bomb disposal unit defuse ‘improvised explosive device’ in Limerick
October 18, 2017
Gardai and the Army bomb disposal unit were called out to deal with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in west Limerick earlier today. Members of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team from Collins Barracks were called to the scene at Rathkeale, located 30 km southwest of Limerick city, at around 9am to inspect and deal with the device, ...