Several houses were evacuated early this morning as the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) attended to a suspicious device in Ballymun, North Dublin.
According to Breaking News, the suspicious object at hand is believed to be a pipe bomb. The object was found at Shangan Green at around 6:30am this morning and Gardaí are currently investigating.
The area has since been sealed off.
@FitzgeraldFrncs You really need to provide more Garda resources in Ballymun. It is starting to feel very uneasy. Bomb found this morning
— Cllr Noeleen Reilly (@NoeleenReilly) June 23, 2017
Separate incident but bomb now found in Shangan Green where shooting was last week.
— Cllr Noeleen Reilly (@NoeleenReilly) June 23, 2017
Gardai and an EOD unit are currently attending the scene.