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ISF confiscate weapons cache, disable roadside bomb

Aug- 7-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (August 7, 2004) – Iraqi Police and Iraqi National Guard patrols destroyed a roadside bomb and secured several weapons, munitions, explosives and communication devices yesterday in the continuing effort to improve the safety and security of the citizens of northern Iraq.

Iraqi Police patrolling in the Al Karama neighborhood of western Mosul discovered a large cache consisting of 10 communication devices, 11 anti-tank rocket propelled grenades, 35 RPG 7s, 56 RPG launching targets, two large packets of TNT, one machine gun, one mortar tube and 35 hand grenades. The police secured the cache and transported it to the Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal team headquarters for disposal.

Iraqi National Guard Soldiers of Company D, 102nd Battalion found a roadside bomb consisting of two mortar rounds while on patrol near the city of Qayarrah. They were able to disassemble the bomb and destroy it with no injuries or damage.

Local citizens are urged to report any unexploded ordnance they find, and to cooperate with security forces by providing information that leads to the capture and arrest of anti-Iraqi forces. Anyone with information should call the Joint Coordination Center in Mosul at 125 or 513462.


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