Irish police have discovered and neutralised an explosive device at a office building in Merrion Square in downtown Dublin, near Ireland’s National Gallery, where official dinners of leaders at the European Political Community Summit ( EPC, reports Reuters.
Duagjini has unofficially learned that Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who was part of the Istanbul European Political Community Summit, attended this dinner.
The device was discovered on Friday afternoon, while Irish Army experts committed themselves to neutralising it.
Irish police disclosed that the explosive disposal team had made the device secure, which it described as improvised but functional. Authorities have launched investigations into the case, while giving no details as to when equipment or other related information may have been established.
Various world leaders attended Thursday’s dinner at the National Gallery of Ireland. Reuters has mentioned among them French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky, although attending the summit, was not present at dinner because at that time he was holding a meeting with US envoy Jared Kouchner and Steve Witkoff outside Dublin.
The two – day summit in Ireland was accompanied by widespread security. Irish police had named the security operation the largest they have ever undertaken for such an event.
Source Layer: Dukeagini