Army bomb squad remove suspicious device from Cork suburb

A suspicious device was found in a Cork suburb on Wednesday night
Army bomb squad remove suspicious device from Cork suburb

James Cox

A suspicious device was found in a Cork suburb on Wednesday night.

The Army Bomb Disposal Team were alerted to the incident on Thomas Davis Street in Blackpool after gardaí received reports of a suspicious device in the area.

Roads were closed around Blackpool while the Army carried out the search and a device was removed from the area for further examination.

The Defence Forces said the operation is now over and the area is open to the public once again.

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