Irish army neutralizes explosive device in Dublin near summit dinner venue

Irish army bomb disposal experts neutralized an improvised explosive device in an office building in central Dublin on Friday, near where world leaders had dined the previous day during a two-day summit. Police have opened an investigation.

Irish army bomb disposal experts neutralized yesterday (Friday) an improvised but active explosive device in an office building in central Dublin, near where leaders from around the world had dined the previous day, as part of a two-day summit in the Irish capital. The Irish police reported that on Friday afternoon, a report was received of a suspicious object in a building located on Marion Square. A bomb disposal team from the defense forces was called to the scene and neutralized the device. An investigation has been opened, but no information was provided on when the device was placed or further details about it. The dinner, held at the National Gallery of Ireland, was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the summit but did not participate in the dinner. The summit required the largest security operation ever conducted by the Irish police.