GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING after an Army bomb squad defused a viable homemade explosive device near a home in Donegal.
The incident happened at Carrigart, near Milford, where the Improvised Explosive Device was discovered this morning.
The Defence Forces were called to the scene following a request from gardaí.
A number of homes in the area were evacuated and a cordon was put in place as the suspect device was investigated.
A spokesperson for the Defence Forces said the device was made safe at the scene without the need for a controlled explosion. It was taken away to a safe military location for further testing where it was later confirmed as a viable IED.
The parts of the device will be handed over to the gardaí to help with the ongoing investigation, the Defence Forces confirmed.
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