The find was made by Irish police officers Irish police investigating dissident republican activity have discovered what they have described as a bomb factory on a farm in County Kildare.
Nine mortars were found on the property in Quinnsboro on Wednesday. The area has been cordoned off and the army bomb disposal team called in.
Two men – one aged in his 20s, the other in his 50s – have been arrested.
They are being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against The State Act and can be questioned for up to three days.
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