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# Bomb Scare

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# bomb warning
Derry streets evacuated after bomb warning
A telephone warning has led to the closure of two busy city streets.
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Dec 21st 2013, 7:03 PM
# cold feet
Groom who called in bomb threat before his wedding jailed for one year
He’d forgotten to fill out all the paperwork, and tried to delay the event.
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Oct 22nd 2013, 6:00 PM
# San Francisco
San Fran's Union Square temporarily shut down due to bomb scare
A suspicious bag led to the evacuation of the square.
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Oct 17th 2013, 10:26 PM
# Bomb Scare
Man arrested as suspicious devices found in Limerick
Both devices were declared non-viable after an investigation overnight.
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Feb 28th 2013, 9:07 AM
# Bomb Scare
Plane bound for Moscow lands in Iceland after bomb threat
The flight from New York made an emergency landing after an anonymous phone call said there were explosives on board.
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Aug 16th 2012, 9:10 AM
# Oslo
Update: US Embassy in Oslo evacuated after discovery of suspicious object
A bomb squad attended the scene after the suspicious package was found under a vehicle. However it’s thought that the object is not dangerous.
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Jul 31st 2012, 12:20 PM
# Bomb Disposal
Army bomb squad deals with viable device in Cork city
The squad spent over two hours examining the device in the Farranree area and carrying out a controlled explosion.
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Jul 26th 2012, 5:06 PM
# Bomb Scare
Plane forced to land over soft drink 'bomb' scare
A can with the word ‘bomb’ written on it was found on board the plane after it had taken off from Melbourne for Mauritius.
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May 23rd 2012, 5:04 PM
# Ballsbridge
Suspicious object at Israeli embassy 'false alarm' - bomb squad
The army bomb disposal squad was called to the scene this morning but have said that the suspicious object was “harmless”.
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Mar 7th 2012, 12:26 PM
# Hoax
Jealous wife 'told airport her husband had a bomb'
Johnna Woolfolk had her husband stopped as she believed he was on his way to meet another woman, the FBI said.
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Dec 22nd 2011, 9:36 PM
# Bomb Scare
Three IEDs discovered in north Dublin
The viable devices were made safe at an area of waste ground in Finglas.
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Sep 2nd 2011, 10:03 AM
# Security Alert
Security alert in Antrim following hoax bomb warning
The PSNI had received a phone call this morning, warning that a bomb was in the area. It has since been declared a hoax
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Aug 28th 2011, 5:35 PM
# Bomb Scare
Bank bomb in Newry defused by army squad
Two masked men entered a branch of Santander bank, dropped the device and issued threats before escaping.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 6:20 PM
# Bomb Hoax
Suspicious device discovered in north Dublin declared a hoax
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Jul 21st 2011, 10:04 AM
# Hoax
British police say suspicious package linked to dissident republicans is a hoax
The package had been linked to dissident republicans in Northern Ireland but police have dismissed the link and said the package was a hoax.
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Jun 7th 2011, 2:22 PM
# Bomb Scare
Sixty-year-old 'loner' questioned over IED found on bus in Maynooth
The man is not believed to have any connections to dissident republicanism. A viable device was discovered on board a bus on Monday prior to the Queens visit.
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May 21st 2011, 11:48 AM
# Bomb Scare
Controlled explosion carried out on “elaborate hoax” device in Fairview
The suspicious device was found earlier this afternoon on Dublin’s northside, just as Queen Elizabeth II was set to touch down in Ireland for visit.
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May 17th 2011, 3:44 PM
# Royal Visit
Bombs scares and controlled explosion herald the Queen's historic visit to Ireland
It’s all systems go for Queen Elizabeth II’s first ever trip to the Republic. Enda Kenny says he hopes protesters don’t embarass the country as the eyes of the world’s media turn on Ireland.
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May 17th 2011, 8:36 AM
# Bomb Scare
Bomb found in Maynooth ahead of the Queen's visit
A viable IED was discovered on a bus in Maynooth last night, while a security alert at the Luas stop in Blackhorse this morning has been declared a hoax.
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May 17th 2011, 7:21 AM
Evening Wrap
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May 11th 2011, 4:56 PM
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