Five held over 'pipebomb' equipment find
Tuesday, 9 September 2008 22:27
Five men are being questioned after gardaí raided an apartment in west Dublin in the early hours of this morning and discovered what they believe to be an INLA bomb making facility.
A quantity of components including suspected explosive material were removed for forensic examination.
At around 2am gardaí from the Special Detective Unit raided an apartment in Park West.
They found components for assembling pipe bombs including pipes, batteries and what they believe is explosive material.
The army bomb disposal team was also called to examine the devices and declared them safe at 3.30am this morning.
The five being held are all in their 20s.
Three of the men are being held in Dún Laoghaire and the other two in Shankill.
They are being detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act and can be held for up to three days.
This is the latest seizure of bomb making components, which gardaí believe was being used by the INLA to manufacture pipe bombs.
The organisation is involved in an ongoing feud with criminals and is detectives say trying to take control of the drugs market in certain areas.
The gardaí also believe that the INLA is supplying improvised explosive devices to criminals.
Detectives believe that individuals were also being trained in the flat in how to make pipe bombs.
- Six One News: Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that gardaí found what they believe was an INLA bomb-making facility
- Nine News: Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports on the garda seizure of bomb-making equipment at an apartment in west Dublin
- One News: Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that gardaí believe republican dissidents are making pipebombs to sell to drug gangs
- News At One: Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that the men were arrested at an apartment in west Dublin in the early hours of this morning
