Gardaí and emergency services are currently at North Strand Road, Dublin 1, following the discovery of a suspicious device. The services of the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit were requested and they are currently conducting an examination of the scene, a garda spokesperson said. The road is currently closed from the 5 Lamps Junction to the North Strand Road (Newcomen) Bridge.
At least 57 people were injured by a gas tanker truck explosion along a highway in Mexico City. The vehicle blew up on Wednesday under a highway overpass in the populous Iztapalapa district in the southeast of Mexico's capital. The explosion sent flames and smoke billowing over the area, causing widespread damage and burning numerous other vehicles. More than a dozen other vehicles were burned in the explosionImage: Valentina Alpide/AFP