Incident Summary:

12/03/2015: Two pipe bombs were discovered and defused in an area two kilometers from Meanus village, County Limerick, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attempted attack to Dissident Republicans.

GTD ID:
201512030050

When:
2015-12-03

Country:
Ireland

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Limerick

City:
Meanus

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Unknown
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Unknown
Nationality of Target Ireland
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Pipe Bomb
Weapon Details
Two pipe bombs were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Dissident Republicans No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Viable bombs found buried in ground near Limerick village," TheJournal.ie, December 3, 2015.
"Gardaí find two suspected pipe bombs in Limerick," RTE Online, December 3, 2015.
"Defence forces disarm improvised explosive devices in Limerick," Newstalk, December 3, 2015.