How a Dublin criminal gang used a drone to target their victim
In the early hours of Monday morning, a drone carrying a pipe bomb, a viable explosive device,
crashed beside a family's house in a north Dublin suburb
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The drone was being flown by one criminal faction to target another when the intended attack went wrong.
Had the bomb exploded, it could have caused serious injury or loss of life, according to gardaí.
Who was controlling the drone and where was it supposed to land?
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What does Monday's incident tell us about heightened tensions between Dublin criminal gangs?
And can gardaí effectively police unmanned aerial vehicles which are being used to transport weapons or explosive devices?
Today, on In The News, how a criminal gang used a drone to target their victim.
Irish Times security and crime editor Conor Lally discusses why a drone carrying a pipe bomb crashed in a Dublin suburb.
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