Residents of Ashington, Cabra, have been evacuated after reports that a ‘suspected pipe bomb’ was found in a local housing estate this morning.
The Irish Independent reports that the alarm was raised just after 10am, with Gardai sealing off the area and people evacuated from their homes.
A local creche has also been evacuated.
The Army Bomb Disposal teams are at the scene.
Suspect pipe device in Ashington cabra everyone being evacuated. Awaiting army bomb disposal team pic.twitter.com/PvWCQnEqDS
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