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Scotland

Bomb disposal team called to suspected ordnance near castle

Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on suspected ordnance found near a castle. A member of the public called police after finding the object on the shore close to Dumbarton Castle just after 7pm on Sunday, the coastguard ...

08 May 2022 at 23:55

Scotland

Primary school evacuated as bomb squad remove ‘antique military piece’

A primary school was evacuated after a bomb squad responded to the discovery of an “antique military piece”. Staff and pupils of Bonaly Primary School in Edinburgh were forced to leave the premises after the item was discovered. The Explosive ...

05 Oct 2023 at 18:36

Scotland

Bomb squad to carry out controlled explosion after ‘hazardous’ material found

A bomb disposal squad will carry out a controlled explosion in a Fife town after “historic” potentially hazardous material was found at a property. The items were found in containers in Elgin Street, Dunfermline on Thursday. Police said that ...

17 Nov 2023 at 16:03

Scotland

Bomb squad carry out controlled explosion on ‘historic’ material found in home

A bomb disposal squad carried out a controlled explosion in a Fife town after “historic” potentially hazardous material was found at a property. The items were found in containers in Elgin Street, Dunfermline, on Thursday, and Police ...

17 Nov 2023 at 17:34

Counter-terror police probe ‘hate-filled’ Dover immigration centre firebombing

Counter-terror police are leading an investigation into the firebombing of an immigration processing centre which detectives suspect was sparked by “some form of hate filled grievance”. The man suspected of carrying out Sunday’s ...

01 Nov 2022 at 20:09

Scotland

First-time metal detectorist tells of panic after finding WWI mortar bomb

A first-time metal detectorist has spoken of panicking after realising he had found an unexploded mortar bomb. Ryan Junor was metal detecting with his teenage son and friends on Tuesday night in Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, ...

01 Feb 2023 at 16:54

Scotland

Schools and nurseries shut after unexploded bomb found by metal detectorist

An unexploded bomb found by a metal detectorist has closed schools and a nurseries in a Highland town. Bomb disposal teams have been called to the scene in Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, and police are urging people to stay ...

01 Feb 2023 at 13:53

Scotland

Schools and nurseries shut after unexploded ordnance found nearby

Three schools have been shut after an unexploded ordnance device was found in the area. Bomb disposal teams have been called to the scene in Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty, and police are urging people to stay away from the ...

01 Feb 2023 at 11:15

Bomb squad called after man drives through disused Army barracks barrier

Bomb squad explodes car after man drives through disused Army barracks barriers

The bomb squad was called after a man drove through the barriers of a disused Army barracks and damaged the vehicle with a knife, police said. Officers from Hampshire Constabulary were called at 4.30pm on Saturday amid ...

09 Mar 2025 at 12:33

Crime & Court

'It’s very upsetting' - new garda update on fatal shooting incident in Carlow

The scene of a fatal shooting incident at a Carlow shopping centre has been declared safe after an examination by army explosives officers, garda sources have said. A man in his 20s died in the incident at the ...

02 Jun 2025 at 12:33

Ireland

Man dead following shooting incident at Carlow shopping centre

A man is understood to have died following a shooting incident at a retail premises in Co Carlow. The PA news agency understands that the dead man’s wounds were self-inflicted. The Army Explosive Ordnance ...

01 Jun 2025 at 20:42

Ireland

Emergency services attend incident at Carlow shopping centre

Emergency services are dealing with an incident at a retail premises in Co Carlow. Gardai said they had attended the scene after the alarm was raised shortly before 6.15pm and that the Army Explosive ...

01 Jun 2025 at 19:59

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