NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
July 25, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-76
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEAPONS CACHE FOUND
TIKRIT, Iraq - Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division on July 24 seized a large weapons cache located in a house and three adjacent bunkers near Samarrah.
Weapons confiscated from the house and one of the bunkers include: 10 AK-47 rifles, 42 SKS rifles, 21 submachine guns, seven machine guns, 42 rocket-propelled grenades launchers, 152 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, 45,000 sticks of TNT and other ammunition.
The contents of the other two bunkers are currently being assessed.
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