Car Bomb Intercepted at Irish Border
Gardaí said the device contained military-grade plastic explosives, a detonator and a timer unit, and they believe it was meant for an attack in Northern Ireland.
- Gardaí intercepted a suspected car bomb near the Irish border in Monaghan on Wednesday as part of an operation targeting dissident republican activity, resulting in two arrests.
- Members of the Special Detective Unit stopped the vehicle on the N2 south of Carrickmacross, then requested assistance from the Irish Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team to examine it.
- The vehicle's female driver was arrested Thursday and remained in custody, while a man in his 40s was arrested Friday; both are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.
- Speaking in Tipperary on Friday, Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly confirmed the intercepted item was an explosive device, calling the seizure "extremely significant."
- Gardaí stated investigations remain ongoing, though authorities declined to release examination results, citing the information is withheld "for operational reasons.
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