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A number of homes evacuated as bomb disposal team attend scene in Tullamore
The scene was declared safe at 5.20pm.
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The scene was declared safe at 5.20pm.
The Army Bomb Disposal Team arrived at 1.30am and the scene was declared safe at around 2.15am.
The artillery shell has been removed to a safe military location for further examination.
Controlled explosions were carried out in both instances.
This was the 74th call out so far this year.
The device was made safe by army experts.
It was the 100th call out to 36 viable devices so far in 2014.
It’s understood the shell dates from the War of Independence era.
The scene in Tipperary Town was declared safe at 5pm.
The grenade underwent a controlled explosion this morning.
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