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ING reduce explosive device; three terrorists detained

Aug-14-2004 » Filed Under: Iraq News

(TFO Press Release)

MOSUL, IRAQ (August 13, 2004) – Soldiers of the 107th Iraqi National Guard Battalion identified an improvised explosive device on Aug. 12 and safely reduced it. In a separate incident, three terrorists were detained after they attacked Multinational Brigade patrol with a roadside bomb.

Iraqi soldiers from Company A, 107th Battalion stationed near Hammam Al Alil, identified an explosive device near the Hammam Al Alil Agricultural College. The Iraqi National Guard explosive ordnance disposal team reduced the explosive without injury or damage.

Soldiers from the Stryker Brigade Combat Team detained three suspected terrorists after their patrol was attacked by a roadside bomb near Tall Afar. The three terrorists attempted to escape in a white van but were quickly detained by MNF Soldiers. The detainees are being held for questioning.

No injuries or damaged were reported.

Local citizens are urged to report any unexploded ordnance they find, and to cooperate with security force 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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