Statement - 3.00pm Friday, 01 October 2010
An Army Bomb Disposal team was deployed to the Royal College of Surgeons on St. Stephens Green after an internal audit of their chemical lab found an unstable chemical had degraded. Following an examination of the chemical by the Army Bomb Disposal Team the chemical was deemed unsafe to transport and was made safe through a controlled explosion on near-by waste ground.
As well as having the expertise to deal with improvised explosive devices (67 dealt with last year) the Defence Forces Bomb Disposal Teams also provide the state with a capability to deal with chemical, biological and radiological substances.
The team arrived on scene at 12.30pm and the scene was declared safe at 2.30pm. This is the 150th call out for the Defence Forces Bomb Disposal Teams this year.
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An Army Bomb Disposal team was deployed to the Royal College of Surgeons on St. Stephens Green after an internal audit of their chemical lab found an unstable chemical had degraded. Following an examination of the chemical by the Army Bomb Disposal Team the chemical was deemed unsafe to transport and was made safe through a controlled explosion on near-by waste ground.
As well as having the expertise to deal with improvised explosive devices (67 dealt with last year) the Defence Forces Bomb Disposal Teams also provide the state with a capability to deal with chemical, biological and radiological substances.
The team arrived on scene at 12.30pm and the scene was declared safe at 2.30pm. This is the 150th call out for the Defence Forces Bomb Disposal Teams this year.
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Defence Forces Press Office
<span>Defence Forces HQ, Infirmary Road, Dublin 7, Ireland
p: +353 1 8042686f: +353 1 6779018press@military.ie