Pipe bomb a ‘royal protest’

GARDAÍ suspect that a dud pipe bomb was left near Dublin’s Connolly Station as a protest against next week’s visit of the British monarch.

Pipe bomb a ‘royal protest’

The homemade device, which contained shotgun powder, was “incomplete” as it did not have key components, including a detonator.

It was the fourth device discovered by gardaí in less than 24 hours. The other devices were viable pipe bombs and were found in or around Traveller halting sites in Finglas, north Dublin.

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