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Afghans arrested as devices found | |
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Three men have been arrested after a number of devices were discovered at an apartment block in County Kerry on Friday evening. | Three men have been arrested after a number of devices were discovered at an apartment block in County Kerry on Friday evening. |
The items, believed to be components for explosives, were found in the popular tourist town of Tralee. | The items, believed to be components for explosives, were found in the popular tourist town of Tralee. |
Police found the items in a building used as a hostel for asylum seekers and foreign nationals in the town. | |
A Garda spokesperson said the men being questioned were understood to be from Afghanistan. | |
It is believed the raid on the Atlas House Hostel at McCowen's Lane was based on intelligence information. |