Gardaí are investigating after a suspected pipebomb was fired at a house in Limerick city overnight. The missile, understood to have been an IED (improvised explosive device), was thrown at the property, situated at Hyde Road, Ballinacurra Weston on Wednesday evening.
A number of the occupants of the house were present outside the property at the time. The suspected device did not explode, and no injuries were reported.
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