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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 the Republic of Ireland. | |
The viable device was discovered on a bus outside the Glen Royal Hotel in Maynooth, County Kildare. | |
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. In a separate incident there is a security alert in Dublin on Tuesday. | |
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. |
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. |