A bomb has been intercepted in a vehicle in transit near the Irish border in an operation targeting dissident republicans, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly confirmed in a press conference on Friday.
Ireland’s Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan described the seizure of an “extremely significant” bomb in a vehicle in transit near the Irish border as “very worrying”.
In an intelligence-led swoop, members of the Garda’s Special Detective Unit stopped the vehicle travelling on the N2 south of Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan on Wednesday afternoon.
Gardaí then requested the assistance of the Irish Defence Forces EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team, which completed an examination of the vehicle.
It is understood the device found contained suspected military grade explosives.
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