Bomb in city center?

KdjaCL · 12-05-2004 4:33pm #1

Abbey street shutdown about 3.30, bomb squad searching the place ,for an hour beforehand onlookers stood and wondered what was up as gardai let them,when bomb van came everyone moved a few feet back .

Anyone know what happened?
kdjac

Jim · 12-05-2004 4:42pm

Didn't hear anything about it, and I work pretty close to abbey st.
If it did go off, I would definatly have heard it or seen ambulances etc...

damnyanks · 12-05-2004 4:45pm

Contolled explosion. Was meant to be a hoax

KdjaCL · 12-05-2004 4:48pm

I was lked right by it on way to Henry Street and Gardai were standing around controlling a few feet ,wheni back down the whole street was closed and bomb squad drove in ,this was an hour later ,thank **** it was a hoax a lot of people standing around watching from a close distance.

kdjac

banquo · 12-05-2004 7:44pm

people are so smart..

person #1: whats going on?
person #2: could be a bomb!
person#1: oohh.. lets get nearer..

/the pair push nearer to the 'bomb'

Karoma · 12-05-2004 8:00pm

same thing happened only a few months ago... around the same area i think. was a hoax.

People do the exact same thing every time. They hang around the area where there's a suspected bomb or try to get closer... idiots. :rolleyes:

AdMMM · 12-05-2004 8:32pm

person: I want to see it when it goes off!!!

I'd run the **** away!

RicardoSmith · 12-05-2004 8:34pm

Had another on the quays outside the 4 courts a few weeks back during morning rush hour.

Karoma · 12-05-2004 8:34pm

Originally posted by |.Murderer.|
person: I want to see it when it goes off!!!

I want to see you seeing it when it goes off..

Lump · 12-05-2004 9:24pm

HE HE, you don't get that if there's a bomb in london. Everyone knows to stay away. Most likely because it probably is real and they know from past experience.

John

seamus · 12-05-2004 9:36pm

They're probably after blowing up some homeless guy's worldly possessions when he left them down to go take a pee in Easons

Blisterman · 12-05-2004 10:06pm

I heard the controlled explosion. Unfortunatly, it was in the brief second where I turned to the guy beside me and asked what was going on, so I didn't see it.

Karoma · 13-05-2004 8:38am

Originally posted by Blisterman
I heard the controlled explosion. Unfortunatly, it was in the brief second where I turned to the guy beside me and asked what was going on, so I didn't see it.

awww. next time: Move much much closer... :rolleyes:

smoke.me.a.kipper · 13-05-2004 10:42am

jesus people are so ****ing stupid. if someone told me there was a bomb, id be running and it would be brown trouser time.

leonotron · 13-05-2004 1:51pm

You pussiess, I would get closer to see what was going on, then as it went off just hit the deck, the explosion will trael up as it goes out. So it will only injure you if you don't know it's going to happen.

ThreadKiller · 13-05-2004 2:07pm

Originally posted by leonotron
You pussies, I would get closer to see what was going on, then as it went off just hit the deck, the explosion will trail up as it goes out. So it will only injure you if you don't know it's going to happen.

You must know that because you've been in so many explosions...

You dick. Are you twelve years old ? They don't just "trail up as it goes out" They cause massive devastation & disruption (yes even the smaller ones), they turn anything in the immediate vicinity into shrapnel (assuming they haven't got their own payload). Don't be so flippant.

Johnny Versace · 13-05-2004 2:10pm

Originally posted by leonotron
You pussiess, I would get closer to see what was going on, then as it went off just hit the deck, the explosion will trael up as it goes out. So it will only injure you if you don't know it's going to happen.

Exactly.

And everyone knows if you jump at the exact moment there's an explosion, you'll be thrown through the air, will survive, and will get the girl.

eth0_ · 13-05-2004 2:11pm

Originally posted by leonotron
You pussiess, I would get closer to see what was going on, then as it went off just hit the deck, the explosion will trael up as it goes out. So it will only injure you if you don't know it's going to happen.

Gob****e! :P

I didn't see anything on the news about it. My friend who works on Middle Abbey St (just over from Easons) sent me a text about it, said there was a controlled explosion...I thought he was taking the piss as there was zilch on rte news.

DMT · 13-05-2004 3:11pm

Originally posted by leonotron
You pussiess, I would get closer to see what was going on, then as it went off just hit the deck, the explosion will trael up as it goes out. So it will only injure you if you don't know it's going to happen.

Ever hear of a nuclear bomb, you crazy nut?

frantic_mel · 13-05-2004 3:16pm

was this in limerick

seamus · 13-05-2004 3:24pm

Originally posted by DMT
Ever hear of a nuclear bomb, you crazy nut?

Well, if it's nuclear, you're almost better off standing closer to it.

There are plenty of other, easily made explosives that will do serious damage up to a few hundred metres though (But maybe not contained in a little brown bag).

Karoma · 13-05-2004 3:31pm

Originally posted by frantic_mel
was this in limerick

dublin.

as for "other explosives" - sherrr, aren't they all harmless once you know it's a bomb ... maybe it's a mental thing. "There is no spoon^H^H^H^H^H .. Bomb"

eth0_ · 13-05-2004 3:38pm

Originally posted by frantic_mel
was this in limerick

No, 'City Centre' always refers to Dublin...it's the centre of the universe, dontcha know.

Karoma · 13-05-2004 3:39pm

is there even an Abbey Street in Limerick?

http://www.goldenpages.ie/Results.asp?origin=NEW&rubric=select&what=&where=abbey+street

leonotron · 13-05-2004 3:41pm

Originally posted by ThreadKiller
You must know that because you've been in so many explosions...

You dick. Are you twelve years old ? They don't just "trail up as it goes out" They cause massive devastation & disruption (yes even the smaller ones), they turn anything in the immediate vicinity into shrapnel (assuming they haven't got their own payload). Don't be so flippant.

four to be precise, but 3 of them were only land mines to be fair

Karoma · 13-05-2004 3:45pm

Originally posted by leonotron
four to be precise, but 3 of them were only land mines to be fair

..so many things wrong.... argh! you hurted my brain. cnut!

ThreadKiller · 13-05-2004 3:49pm

Originally posted by leonotron
four to be precise, but 3 of them were only land mines to be fair

So you ARE twelve years old... Didn't know they had minefields down there in Tipp... Been in four explosions, three of them landmines... Dickhead.

Johnny Versace · 13-05-2004 3:51pm

I think he's joking.

Chill!

Draupnir · 13-05-2004 3:52pm

3 landmines! wow, you must be fooked for legs at this stage

Karoma · 13-05-2004 3:55pm

Originally posted by Johnny Versace
I think he's joking.

Chill!

you give him the benefit of doubt...fool

leonotron · 13-05-2004 7:12pm

Originally posted by Karoma
you give him the benefit of doubt...fool

So you believe me? Ha

No I'm just a stupid dub, not a dumb bogger. Last I'll say on the subject, at least John Sacepants knows the score

Karoma · 13-05-2004 8:24pm

i'm from dublin, muppet

leonotron · 14-05-2004 8:34am

Originally posted by Karoma
i'm from dublin, muppet

ahhh? me too? hope you aint a stinking southsider

Monty - the one and only · 14-05-2004 10:41am

Right, thats it....Karoma, leonotron and threadkiller, the next time any of you start flamming or mouthing off it will result in a week ban.

[edit] fixed typo

leonotron · 14-05-2004 12:17pm

hey thats not fair, you added me in later. Oh, you mean lenotron, thats not me. Sorry, I made a mistake

Monty - the one and only · 14-05-2004 6:32pm

The fact that you were added in later, makes no difference, the warning stands...

stormkeeper · 14-05-2004 6:52pm

Trust me, you're better off doing as he says. The mods here will ban you if you break the rules.

Karoma · 14-05-2004 7:11pm

Originally posted by Monty - the one and only
Right, thats it....Karoma, leonotron and threadkiller, the next time any of you start flamming or mouthing off it will result in a week ban.

[edit] fixed typo

or a weak ban. hur hur. geddit?

See you in a week :cool:

ronano · 14-05-2004 7:14pm

Originally posted by Kennett
Trust me, you're better off doing as he says. The mods here will ban you if you break the rules.

OH OI! this is my message board ya lil punk

silverside · 14-05-2004 7:30pm

I never notice any coverage of bomb scares in the Irish media. I wonder is this by agreement with the authorities - deprive the messers/terrorists of any publicity so as not to encourage them to do it again?

Karoma · 14-05-2004 7:37pm

Originally posted by silverside
I never notice any coverage of bomb scares in the Irish media. I wonder is this by agreement with the authorities - deprive the messers/terrorists of any publicity so as not to encourage them to do it again?

Probably. if the scare is politically motivated (or even suspected to be so) it'd be desirable that it gets no coverage. It's happened a number of times and each time there hasn't been anything said in the media

.

pork99 · 14-05-2004 8:04pm

Originally posted by KdjaC
thank **** it was a hoax a lot of people standing around watching from a close distance.

Darwin Award anyone?

I was getting the 90 bus from the front of Heuston station last year. As I was in the scrum to get on I noticed that someone had abandoned a huge suitcase in the shelter just beside the queue. I got on the bus and watched this unattended suitcase for about the next 10 minutes. Eventually someone came out of the station and took possession of it but I was beginning to get nervous. It was a big suitcase, if it was an improvised device it could have blown the buses there and half of Heuston Station into orbit.

leonotron · 17-05-2004 11:43am

No worries Monty, sense of humour optional on boards, I get it

Originally posted by Monty - the one and only
The fact that you were added in later, makes no difference, the warning stands...

Civilian_Target · 17-05-2004 12:30pm

Why would the media cover bombscares? They happen all the time.

stormkeeper · 17-05-2004 1:11pm

Originally posted by ronano
OH OI! this is my message board ya lil punk

I've been here longer than you, so I can stake a better claim

Karoma · 17-05-2004 1:37pm

Originally posted by Civilian_Target
Why would the media cover bombscares? They happen all the time.

a) you answered your question
b) as answered a few posts back

:rolleyes:

Bomb in city center?

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