Widow and sons survive blast

A WIDOW and her four adult sons had a miraculous escape from death early yesterday when a pipe bomb exploded after it was thrown through the front window of a house in Rathkeale, Co Limerick.

A second pipe bomb which was left outside the house was made safe by members of the army’s explosive ordnance disposal team which travelled to the scene from Collins Barracks in Cork.

Gardaí believe the attack which was carried out at around 4am may be connected to a feud involving members of Rathkeale’s large Traveller community.