Man (30s) arrested in Wexford after army bomb squad called to housing estate over ‘suspect device’
The Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit at Wolfe Tone Villas in Wexford on Friday night.
A man aged in his 30s is currently being detained at Wexford Garda Station after the army bomb squad were called to a Wexford housing estate on Friday night.
From around 7 p.m., residents of Wolfe Tone Villas in Wexford town were shocked by the presence of armed soldiers patrolling the estate and assisting gardaí with sealing off the area around a particular property.
It’s believed that neighbouring homes were evacuated as a precaution, and residents looked on as soldiers cordoned off part of the estate in an operation that lasted over three hours as the bomb unit made the scene safe.
A garda spokesperson confirmed that “gardaí were alerted following the discovery of a suspect device at a residence in Wexford town at approximately 7pm yesterday, Friday 11th April 2025.
“A cordon was established and the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene.
“The EOD…
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