Garda HQ concerned as pipe bomb found outside Cork home of Ipas accommodation developer

The viable device was found in the driveway of a house in Bandon on Thursday night, sparking an evacuation
Specialist Garda units, including the SDU, are believed to be supporting local detectives with their investigations. File Picture: Collins

Specialist Garda units, including the SDU, are believed to be supporting local detectives with their investigations. File Picture: Collins

Garda HQ is concerned that the discovery of a pipe bomb outside the home of a prominent developer of asylum seeker accommodation may mark a sinister development in intimidation by anti-immigrant agitators.

The Garda Special Detective Unit, which targets violent extremism and terrorism, is believed to be assisting gardaí in Cork.

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