Bomb discovered in Dublin during Giro d'Italia

By: Stephen FarrandPublished: May 12, 10:24, Updated: May 12, 19:31

Correction: Milk churn bomb probably unrelated to race

Police in Dublin have seized and disarmed a bomb discovered just hours before the Giro d'Italia finished in the Irish capital, the Irish Independent has revealed.

A car apparently contained a 50lb milk churn bomb in a car park near the Finnstown Country House hotel in Lucan, to the west of the city. The bomb was made from fertiliser, armed and ready for use with a timer attached.

While the intended target remains unclear, the bomb was seized just hours before the third stage of the Giro d'Italia between Armagh and Dublin. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the race route and packed the centre of Dublin to see the race.

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