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| Man held over car bomb found in Dublin before Giro d'Italia stage | |
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| A huge car bomb was found in Dublin hours before the climax of the Irish leg of the Giro d'Italia cycle race, police have said. | |
| The 500lb bomb, which was made from fertiliser mix, was discovered on Saturday night in the car park of a hotel in Lucan, west Dublin, Gardai said. The car had Belfast-registered number plates. | The 500lb bomb, which was made from fertiliser mix, was discovered on Saturday night in the car park of a hotel in Lucan, west Dublin, Gardai said. The car had Belfast-registered number plates. |
| Dissident republicans are being blamed for the device, although it is understood the hotel was not their target. | Dissident republicans are being blamed for the device, although it is understood the hotel was not their target. |
| A Belfast man was arrested on Sunday in the Irish capital in connection with the bomb and is being questioned by detectives. | A Belfast man was arrested on Sunday in the Irish capital in connection with the bomb and is being questioned by detectives. |
| The Giro d'Italia opened in Belfast on Friday and Sunday's stage three took riders from Armagh to Dublin. | |
| The suspect is believed to have had connections with the hardline Continuity IRA, although he has more recently been linked with the new IRA terror alliance. | The suspect is believed to have had connections with the hardline Continuity IRA, although he has more recently been linked with the new IRA terror alliance. |
| Under the Irish Republic's Offences Against the State Act the suspect can be held for up to 72 hours. | Under the Irish Republic's Offences Against the State Act the suspect can be held for up to 72 hours. |
| The movement of a huge explosive device from the north to the Republic is highly unusual; so-called "terrorist traffic" more often goes the other way across the border. | The movement of a huge explosive device from the north to the Republic is highly unusual; so-called "terrorist traffic" more often goes the other way across the border. |
| The device, which was hidden inside a milk churn, contained a sophisticated timer similar to those used by the Provisional IRA during the Troubles. | The device, which was hidden inside a milk churn, contained a sophisticated timer similar to those used by the Provisional IRA during the Troubles. |
| Gardai found bomb-making material, including mercury tilt switches, in a follow-up search at a property in central Dublin on Sunday. | Gardai found bomb-making material, including mercury tilt switches, in a follow-up search at a property in central Dublin on Sunday. |
| Irish army bomb disposal experts made the device safe at the scene but hundreds of guest attending a wedding at the hotel had to be evacuated on Saturday evening. | Irish army bomb disposal experts made the device safe at the scene but hundreds of guest attending a wedding at the hotel had to be evacuated on Saturday evening. |