UncategorizedControlled explosion in Co Down

Controlled explosion in Co Down

Type of event:
UXO - Unexploded ordnance

Victims

Wounded

Date

December 3, 2022

What happened

According to local authorities, police officers have carried out a controlled explosion on a viable pipe bomb-type device found in Co Down. The security alert, in Brookfield Avenue, Banbridge, has now ended, and Officers and ammunition experts have been called to the scene. The device has been taken away for tests, a cordon has been removed and the road has reopened.

Where it happened

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