MOST READ (2024): Garda appeal after explosive device 'went off' in Kilkenny
Originally published on Kilkenny Live in June 2024
Back in June, gardaí were appealing for information following an incident that saw an explosive device placed under a vehicle in Kilkenny City earlier that year.
The incident took place in The Butts area of Kilkenny in the early hours of Friday, March 1, 2024.
A car arrived shortly after 1am to the St Joseph’s Road area of The Butts and the occupant(s) of the vehicle placed an explosive device under a car parked on the street.
That explosive device subsequently 'went off', a garda spokesperson said, and damaged the car extensively.
Thankfully, nobody was physically harmed in the incident.
Gardaí have since described the incident as ‘a case of mistaken identity’ and the garda spokesperson further stated that ‘the intended target wasn’t in fact the person that the suspect(s) were thinking it was’.
“It has left people very shocked and in a state of trauma from the event,” the garda spokesperson added.