Man (20s) charged after number of suspected petrol bombs seized in north Dublin

LAST UPDATE | 13 hrs ago

A MAN HAS been charged after a number of suspected petrol bombs were seized in north Dublin. 

Gardaí attached to Coolock Garda Station, assisted by the Armed Support Unit, carried out a search of a residential property in Balgriffin, Dublin 13 at around 10.30am on Monday.

During the course of the search, the improvised explosive devices were discovered.

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A man in his 20s was subsequently arrested and detained at a garda station in north Dublin. He has since been charged. 

He is expected to appear before Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am this morning.

A garda spokesperson said that investigations into the matter are ongoing.

With reporting from Jane Moore

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