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Irish police discover explosive device near where world leaders dined day earlier

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Irish army bomb experts neutralized a crude but viable explosive device at an office building on Merrion Square in Dublin on Friday afternoon. The device was discovered near a venue where leaders from the European Political Community, including French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, had dined the previous day. While the summit was the largest security operation the Irish police had ever undertaken, the discovery occurred 1.5 kilometers away from the Friday summit location.
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Irish police discover explosive device near where world leaders dined day earlier DUBLIN, Nov 13 - Irish army bomb experts made a crude but viable explosive device safe at an office building in central Dublin on Friday, close to where world leaders dined a day earlier during a two-day summit in the Irish capital.
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Irish police discover explosive device near where world leaders dined day earlier DUBLIN, Nov 13 - Irish army bomb experts made a crude but viable explosive device safe at an office building in central Dublin on Friday, close to where world leaders dined a day earlier during a two-day summit in the Irish capital. asserted
leaders → discover → capital
Irish police said they responded to a report of a suspicious device on Friday afternoon in the building on Merrion Square. asserted
they → say → Square
Leaders from the European Political Community that includes EU and non-EU countries had met for dinner at a venue on another side of the square on Thursday. asserted
that → include → Thursday
"Based on initial Garda (police) assessment the defence forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were requested to attend the scene. asserted
team → base → scene
The EOD team has made what is a crude but viable device safe," police said in a statement. asserted
police → make → statement
An investigation is under way, the statement added. asserted
statement → add → way
It did not say when police believe the bomb was planted or give other details about it. asserted
bomb → say → it
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney — a guest at the event — attended the dinner at the National Gallery of Ireland. asserted
Macron → attend → Ireland
A security cordon was placed around the venue for the dinner, with roads within the vicinity of Merrion Square closed off. asserted
roads → place → Square
Police said the two-day gathering was the largest security operation they had ever undertaken. asserted
they → say → ?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was also at the summit but did not attend the dinner as he was meeting US presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on the outskirts of Dublin. asserted
he → attend → Dublin
The summit, which continued on Friday with an informal meeting of EU leaders, was held at a separate venue 1.5 kilometres away from where the device was discovered. asserted
device → continue → venue
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