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Man Loses Part Of Arm After Home Made Pipe Bomb Explosion In Tallaght

It happened at a house in the Killinarden area yesterday morning.

A man has lost much of his arm after an improvised explosive device went off in Tallaght in Dublin.

It's thought the home-made pipe bomb detonated as the man, who is in his 50s, was handling it.

It happened at a house in the Killinarden area yesterday morning.

He underwent surgery but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

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