Three packages sent to airports and train station bore Irish stamps and postmarks
Only the package sent to the Compass Centre offices at Heathrow was opened, causing the A4 envelope the device was in to catch fire.
While the buildings they were sent to were evacuated, staff were later able to return. Some rail services were delayed but flights ran as scheduled. Sources in Dublin said the devices may have been sent by domestic or international terrorists or by a lone wolf attacker for an, as yet, unknown reason. One stressed such devices could be constructed with minimal technical know-how by one person with no support.
Garda officers told The Irish Times they expected the London Met to carry out forensic and technical testing. This included trying to generate a DNA or fingerprint sample for checking against records in the Republic.A report on the construction of the devices would also be shared with the Irish authorities to determine if they were the same as any the Garda or Defence Forces had dealt with in recent years.
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