BREAKING: A plot to kill Prince Charles has been foiled.

An alleged plot to kill Prince Charles and Camilla has been foiled.

Six men have been arrested over an alleged plot to kill the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla.

The Irish Daily Mirror reports that two men in their 20s were found with improvised bombs and a handgun in their possession last night in Louth, Wexford and Dublin, as police swept 20 locations across the country.

It is believed the pair, along with four other men, allegedly plotted to kill the Prince of Wales and Camilla next week, when the are scheduled to visit Ireland and Northern Ireland to pay tribute to Charles’ great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten.

The stash of explosives and guns were allegedly found close to the anticipated location of Prince Charles and Camilla’s visit.

Six men, all aged between 21 and 62, were arrested last night and are being held at various different police stations across the country.

The Irish Daily Mirror reports they all have close links to both the Continuity and Real IRA, two Irish paramilitary groups designated terrorist organisations by the UK and the US.

The newspaper cites a source as saying the national police force, the Gardai, have been monitoring a number of individuals over the past months.

“Ever since it was announced that the British would be coming over, there has been an increase in security,” the source is cited as saying. “Nothing is being left to chance.”

The claims about the alleged plot have not been independently verified by Mamamia.

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