Irish police intercept car with bomb near Northern Ireland border, RTE reports

Irish police are questioning two people over possible offences against the state after detectives ​stopped a vehicle close to the border ‌with Northern Ireland, which national broadcaster RTE reported contained a bomb.

Police said on Friday that the incident happened two ​days ago and that detectives requested the ​assistance of the army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal ⁠team after they stopped the vehicle.

The EOD team ​completed an examination of the vehicle, the outcome of ​which is not being released for operational reasons, the police statement added.

RTE reported that the examination confirmed the car ​contained a bomb that officers believe was being ​driven across the border for an attack in Northern Ireland.

The ‌driver ⁠of the vehicle, a woman in her 20s, was arrested and continues to be detained. A man in his 40s has also been arrested in ​connection with ​the investigation.

The ⁠vehicle was stopped close to the County Monaghan town of Carrickmacross, which is ​about 10 kilometres (6.21 miles) from the ​open
⁠border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Sporadic attacks by militant groups, often attempted car bombings, ⁠continue ​in Northern Ireland almost three ​decades since a peace deal largely ended sectarian violence in the ​British-run region.

-Reuters