DUBLIN, May 17 (Reuters) -A homemade bomb was found in the luggage compartment of a bus in Ireland on Tuesday and blown up by the army in a controlled detonation, the military said, hours before the first state visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
Ireland has mounted its biggest security operation ahead of a visit steeped in symbolism and gestures designed to underline how warm neighbourly relations have replaced centuries of animosity. [ID:nLDE74F1EV]
The bomb was found in the town of Maynooth, about 25 km from Dublin, the defence forces said in a statement. The military had deployed a team to the outskirts of the town, in county Kildare, in response to a police request.
The remains of the device were handed over to police for their investigations, the statement said.
(Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Peter Graff)
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