Car bomb hoax causes 50 families to be evacuated

FAMILIES in up to 50 homes were evacuated yesterday morning when a hoax bomb was found attached to a car.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2007 - 01:00

Juno McEnroe

At around 7am, a passerby noticed a suspicious device attached to a vehicle outside a semi-detached home in Grange Abbey Grove in Baldoyle, north Dublin.

Gardaí were called and the bomb squad with the Defence Forces was alerted before 9am.

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Courts Place: Grange Abbey Grove Place: Baldoyle Place: north Dublin Place: Ballybough House Place: Poplar Row Place: East Wall Road Place: Clonliffe Road Person: Gardaí Organisation: Gardaí Organisation: Defence Forces Organisation: Explosive

<p>Munster Technological University (MTU) said that it is continuing to engage with Instructure to understand the nature and extent of any potential impact on the university community. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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