Coalition helps Mosul after car bomb, stops other attack
Army News Service
MMOSUL, Iraq (Army News Service, June 9, 2004) - A car bomb killed 10 Iraqi civilians in Mosul June 8, but Coalition forces in that northern Iraq city prevented another explosion near there June 7.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment discovered an improvised explosive device just west of Mosul along the side of a road. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called and they destroyed the device, which included a mortar.
Soldiers from the same unit conducted a cordon and search in Hammam Al Alil for a suspect wanted for anti-Coalition activities. Although the suspect was not found, two AK-47s, 14 full magazines, one hand grenade, and mortar sights were confiscated. No soldiers were injured during the search
The following morning, a car bomb exploded near Mosul City Hall. There was no structural damage to the City Hall building, but other buildings were damaged in the immediate blast area, officials said. They said neither Coalition forces nor Coalition bases were the target of this attack.
Witnesses said the bomb was in an orange and white taxi; witnesses saw three suicide bombers in the car. Nine vehicles at the scene caught fire. Ten Iraqi civilians were killed and as many as 100 injured.
Mosul Police and Iraqi Civil Defense Corps Soldiers secured the scene. Coalition provided security and medical assistance. The military combat support hospital in Mosul provided mass casualty support.
(Editor's note: Information provided by Task Force Olympia Public Affairs.)
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