Bomb scare north strand?

cruais

Was driving up sheriff street today at about 12.20, towards the 5 lamps. The traffic was at a standstill. Eventually when I got to the five lamps, the whole area up towards the strand cinema was cordoned off by the guards. They were everywhere.

I asked a bystander what the story was and he said it was a bomb. Any one hear anything?

ImDave

I saw the Army Bomb Disposal going through Kilmainham at full belt with a Garda escort at about 9:20PM this evening also.

cson

If I was guessing I'd say someone potentially stumbled upon an unexploded WW2 device.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dublin_in_World_War_II#The_North_Strand_Bombing

In any case, they were gone at 7.30pm when I was walking home.

Just as an aside to it and seeing as I walk past it everyday; its a crying shame the way they've let the memorial garden deteriorate there.

DellyBelly

Are the criminals using old bombs like this now? Pretty disturbing if tue those older bombs would be very unstable

Thatnastyboy

DellyBelly wrote: »

Are the criminals using old bombs like this now? Pretty disturbing if tue those older bombs would be very unstable

Yea, they're droppin em out of ex-luftwaffe planes too, makes em even more unstable..