Neutralized in Dublin suspicious “rudimentary” but operational device

A irish police announced today that they neutralized a “suspecting engineer” who proved to be “rudimentary but in a position to function” in the centre of Dublin, where an informal EU (EU) summit was taking place.

In a statement, the police indicated that they were alerted earlier this afternoon to the presence of a “suspecting engineer” in an office building located in Merrion Square, in the centre of Ireland’s capital, near several museums.

A team of mines and traps “neutralized the device that, although rudimentary, was in a position to function,” the police needed, indicating that they opened an inquiry.

The Irish capital today hosted an informal summit of EU leaders and on Thursday a summit of the European Political Community (EPC), which brought together about 50 European leaders.

A robust and unprecedented security device was assembled by the authorities, especially around the convention palace, where the summits took place.

This incident took place in a context of concern in Europe following a series of false bomb threats on commercial flights (notably from Irish airlines Ryanair and Aer Lingus) and in schools and media, including Ireland.