Kildare road closed due to security alert
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AN Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit has attended the scene of a suspect device near Kilcullen on Monday afternoon.
It is understood the alert was raised by two young men in the area who came across a suspicious device about one kilometre from Kilcullen along the Naas road, near Melon Hill.
The road has been closed for several hours by gardaí.
