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LONDON — Much of central Dublin has been closed off by police to prepare for the landmark visit of Queen Elizabeth II, who is set to become the first British monarch to set foot in the Republic of Ireland.
The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, will begin their four-day visit today, one day after Irish Republican Army dissident groups issued a coded warning indicating that a bomb had been planted in central London, putting British police on high alert.
In Ireland, the national police force has canceled all leave and called in officers from rural areas.
