Three Afghan men remain in Garda custody in connection with terrorist activity
Saturday March 01 2008
Three Afghan men remain in Garda custody in Co Kerry on suspicion of terrorist activity.
It follows a raid on a hostel in Tralee last night, during which suspected bomb parts were found.
A team of twenty Gardai swooped on the Atlas House apartments in Tralee at around half-six last night, acting on intelligence from the Special Branch.
The premises houses all-male asylum seekers.
Inside they discovered what's being described as possible bomb-making equipment including electrical devices and remote controls.
The devices are being examined by the Garda Technical Bureau this afternoon to see if they could make up viable explosives.
Three men in their 30s and 40s from Afghanistan were arrested and are being detained under anti terrorist legislation.
