Incident Summary:

03/22/2019: Security forces discovered and defused a letter bomb at a post office in Limerick, Ireland. The New Irish Republican Army (IRA) claimed responsibility for the incident and sources noted that the letter was addressed for a transport hub in London, England, United Kingdom.

GTD ID:
201903220022

When:
2019-03-22

Country:
Ireland

Region:
Western Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Limerick

City:
Limerick

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Limerick An Post
Specific Description Sorting Office
Nationality of Target Ireland
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Letter Bomb
Weapon Details
A crude bomb in an A4 padded envelope was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
The New Irish Republican Army Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gardaí examine fifth 'love bomb' posted to British transport hub," Irish Independent, March 23, 2019.
"Suspicious package in Limerick 'identical' to UK letter bombs," The Irish Times, March 23, 2019.
"Mystery 'IRA' letter bomb 'found at sorting office' weeks after packages sent to London transport hubs," Telegraph, March 22, 2019.