Improvised bomb kills man at Dublin homeless hostel: media
Irish police have begun a criminal probe into an explosion at a homeless hostel in Dublin on Thursday that killed a man in his 30s.
Local media on Friday said a man of eastern European origin was killed by the blast after an improvised explosive device detonated in a room at the shelter in central Dublin.
"An adult male aged in his 30s sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene," said a Garda (Irish police) statement late on Thursday.
The explosion at around 15:00 GMT Thursday was confined to one room within the property, and no one else was injured, while other residents at the premises were safely evacuated to other accommodation centres, said the statement.
"The precise cause of the explosion is currently under investigation, and the Garda Technical Bureau will examine the scene," it said.
Army bomb disposal technicians, using a robot, carried out a controlled explosion overnight following the initial blast at the centre, said a statement by the Irish Army.
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