Four men arrested after suspected IED near Ballymahon

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Four men were arrested in connection with a suspected improvised explosive device, reported on 25 June 2015. The device was found in a vehicle on the R392 at Forgney, near Ballymahon. An Army bomb-disposal team confirmed it was viable and made it safe at the scene. The men were detained at Garda stations in County Longford under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. A follow-up search preserved a house for technical examination, while investigations continued.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.