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News - Explosive reached Ireland after failed test

  • 05-01-2010 7:51pm
    #1
    concussion
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    Explosive reached Ireland after failed test

    Tuesday, 5 January 2010 18:32
    A quantity of explosive, found in a flat on Dorset Street in Dublin this morning, was brought into the country following a failed security operation in Slovakia.
    The explosive was one of eight pieces of contraband planted by the authorities in the luggage of unsuspecting passengers at Bratislava Airport in Slovakia last weekend as part of a test of security procedures.
    Seven were detected by airport security, but the eighth - 90g of research development explosive or RDX - was put in the luggage of a Slovakian electrician who lives and works in Dublin.

    The 49-year-old unwittingly brought the material to Dublin when he returned from Christmas holidays.
    Gardaí were eventually alerted this morning following a call from police in Bratislava and the flat on Dorset Street was sealed off.
    During the operation, the adjoining homes and businesses were evacuated as the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit removed the explosive for further analysis.
    Both Gardiner Street and Lower Dorset street were closed off for about an hour.
    The Slovakian man was arrested at the scene, but gardaí are now satisfied that he is innocent and he was released from custody this afternoon. He will not face charges.
    The Department of Foreign Affairs said the Slovakian Minister for the Interior has conveyed his Government's profound regret for this incident to the Justice Minister Dermot Ahern.
    Minister Ahern said he was very concerned about the fact that the gardaí were not alerted for three days and has asked for a full report.
    Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has appointed Detective Chief Superintendent Martin McLaughlin to establish the full background to this incident.

    Someone's gonna get in serious trouble for this! Wonder how it took them so long to notify the Gardaí....and why the Slovakian didn't realise he had high explosive in his luggage when he unpacked :eek:

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0105/dorset.html


Comments

  • #2
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    Maybe he only unpacked today! Iam not one to unpack right away I know that!

    Its a disgrace though,you would have thought they would have stopped him leaving on the plane. And just say it was an security procedures! How they lost track of plastic explosives seem very lacks-a-daisy!


  • #3
    OS119
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭OS119


    its the same reaction of every civil servant across the world upon discovering that something that seemed a good idea at the time is about to go pear-shaped: to say 'oh shit', keep their trap shut and hope the impending diaster magically goes away...

    it rarely works, but its usually worth giving it a go!

    however, given that military (particularly) explosives are pretty stable and won't go 'bang' unless you really know what you're doing and have the right detonation system, this test was no more dangerous than if they'd used play-doh - OTOH, its surprising that they weren't able to use a substitute compound smeared with RDX to give off the right smells...


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