'Extremely significant' bomb in car intercepted on way to NI, Irish police say
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"'Extremely significant' bomb in car intercepted on way to NI, Irish police say" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include RTE.ie, The Irish Times, 10TV and The Guardian. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Bomb found in car near border 'extremely significant', Garda Commissioner says RTE.ie · 2h ago
- ‘Significant’ car bomb linked to dissident republicans seized in Co Monaghan The Irish Times · 2h ago
- Police in Northern Ireland intercept car bomb near Irish border 10TV · 2h ago
- Woman and man arrested in Ireland after police intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ bomb The Guardian · 2h ago
- 'Extremely significant' bomb in car intercepted on way to NI, Irish police say BBC · 2h ago broke it first
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