RESIDENTS in a Dublin block of flats said their children could have been killed by a pipe bomb discovered in an empty box of Pringles crisps yesterday morning.

The Gardaí have confirmed that a suspicious device found in Dublin's south inner city this morning was a viable pipe-bomb.

More than 100 people were evacuated from their homes in Dublin's south inner city this morning after a suspicious device found on a street in the Liberties area.

Gardaí in Dublin have sealed off a street in the Liberties area of the city this morning following the discovery of a suspicious device.