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Coalition detains four, Iraqi Police find and destroy land mine
MOSUL, IRAQ (June 7, 2004) -Soldiers from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained four people suspected of anti-Coalition activities, while Iraqi Police identified and destroyed a land mine Sunday in Northern Iraq.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment conducted a cordon and search operation in a neighborhood on the north side of Mosul, where they detained four individuals suspected of conducting mortar attacks against Coalition forces.
Iraqi Police reported to the 293rd Military Police Company that they had discovered a suspected improvised explosive device near a major bridge north of Mosul. An Iraqi Explosive Ordnance Disposal team confirmed it was a surface land mine and destroyed it.
Coalition forces also reported two incidents involving unexploded ordnance on Saturday. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment recovered a 105mm artillery round north of Mosul, which was recovered and transported to a military munitions facility. In southwest Mosul, soldiers from the 296th Brigade Support Battalion reported finding an unexploded mortar round, which was destroyed by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
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