Defence Forces experts train Nato militaries to counter homemade bomb threats

The workshop covered the identification and safe disposal of homemade devices and the co-ordination of military and civilian law enforcement agencies, including in the area of counter-terrorism and the protection of troops and civilians. File picture
Ireland’s Defence Forces hosted a Nato workshop this week on countering the threat posed to militaries and civilians from homemade explosives.
Bomb experts from Australia and New Zealand joined major Nato countries, such as US, Canada, UK, France, and Germany, at the Ordnance School in the Curragh.