A man who was arrested in Dublin yesterday in connection with the discovery of a "viable" explosive device remains in Garda custody.
The man, aged in his late 20s, was arrested during a planned operation by members of the Garda's Emergency Response Unit, on Pigeon House Road in Ringsend, on Dublin Bay. Gardaí used a Taser weapon during the arrest.
The explosive device - understood to be a pipe bomb - was discovered during the arrest.
The Army's bomb disposal unit was called to the scene shortly after 2pm yesterday, said a Defence Forces spokesman. The device was made safe and removed from the site five hours later. "It was a viable device," said the spokesman.
The arrested man is being held at Blackrock Garda station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. Under the Act he can be held for up to 72 hours.