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Bomb on bus made safe in Ireland security alert Bomb on bus made safe in Ireland security alert
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A bomb has been made safe following a security alert in Maynooth, County Kildare, in the Irish Republic. A bomb has been made safe following a security alert in the Republic of Ireland.
The viable device was discovered on a bus outside the Glen Royal Hotel on Monday night. The viable device was discovered on a bus outside the Glen Royal Hotel in Maynooth, County Kildare.
Around 30 people were on board when the device was found at 2130 BST. All were safely taken off the bus and transported to Dublin in another bus. The small device was found at 2130 BST. All on board were taken off the bus and transported to Dublin in another bus.
The device was later made safe by an Irish army bomb disposal team. The device was later made safe by an Irish army bomb disposal team. In a separate incident there is a security alert in Dublin on Tuesday.
The discovery came on the eve of the Queen's historic trip to the Irish Republic. A suspect package is being examined near the Luas line (light rail system) at Davitt Road in Inchicore.
The alerts came ahead of the Queen's historic trip to the Irish Republic.
A massive security operation is in place in Dublin and a bomb threat from Irish dissidents was received in London on Monday.A massive security operation is in place in Dublin and a bomb threat from Irish dissidents was received in London on Monday.
Irish police said up to 4,000 people are involved in the ongoing security operation for the four-day trip. Up to 4,000 people are involved in the ongoing security operation for the four-day trip.
Around 30 people were on the private bus in Maynooth on which the bomb was found.
It is understood it had stopped there on its way to Dublin from County Mayo.
John Gilligan of the Irish police said they were waiting to find out the significance of the device.
"We have a plan in place," he said.
"We are prepared for eventualities, we have the experience and we have a lot of cooperation with the police force in Northern Ireland, the UK security services and British police.
"These incidents are very much regrettable.
"It is such an important visit, everyone wants this visit to go well and that is what we have to get on with today."
The Foreign Office said on Tuesday the Queen's visit would go ahead despite the discovery of the bomb in Maynooth.