Leaders of many countries just had a dinner the night before, and explosives were found next to the Dublin summit dinner
A suspicious device was found near the European Leaders Summit dinner venue and was safely dismantled by Irish Army bomb disposal experts
Quick Look
- Irish Army bomb disposal experts safely defused a simple but lethal explosive in an office building in central Dublin on the 13th.
- The day before, leaders from various countries had dinner together at a nearby summit dinner venue.
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Why It Matters
The leaders of the European Political Community had just had dinner at a venue on the other side of the square.
(Central News Agency, Dublin, 13th, Comprehensive Foreign News Report) Irish Army bomb disposal experts safely defused a simple but lethal explosive device in an office building in the center of the capital Dublin today; leaders of various countries had dinner at a nearby summit dinner venue just one day ago.
Reuters reported that the Irish police said they received a report this afternoon that a suspicious device was found in a building in Merrion Square and immediately went to deal with it.
Leaders of the European Political Community, including the European Union (EU) and non-EU countries, had dinner together at a venue on the other side of the square just yesterday.
Police said in a statement: "Following an initial Garda assessment, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD) of the Defense Forces has been requested to attend. The EOD team has safely defused the crude but detonable device."
The statement added that relevant investigations are ongoing. The statement did not say when police determined the bomb was planted, nor did it disclose other details about the device.
Open Questions
- When was the bomb planted?
- What is the identity of the suspect involved?




