Evacuees return home after Coombe blast

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Residents evacuated following an explosion in Dublin's south inner city overnight are returning to their homes.

Up to 100 homes were evacuated following a suspected pipe-bomb explosion.

The blast occurred at Spitalfield near Dean Street in the Coombe area shortly before midnight.

AdvertisementGardaí say a caller to the Samaritans claimed a bag had been abandoned close to the area where the device went off.

Officers at the scene discovered a bag and the area was immediately cordoned off.

Between 75 and 100 homes in the vicinity were evacuated and the Army Disposal Unit was called in to carry out a detailed examination of the bag.

The Garda Press Office says residents who spent several hours out of their homes overnight are now being allowed to return.

Francis Street, which had been closed, has now reopened to motorists in the city but some minor roads around

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