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October 5, 2004
Release Number: 04-10-14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES AND MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES FOIL TWO ROADSIDE BOMBS
MOSUL, IRAQ - Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) foiled two roadside bombs Monday in northern Iraq.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment discovered a roadside bomb during a patrol southeast of Mosul that consisted of a rocket with protruding wires hidden under a cloth. Engineers from the 101st Iraqi National Guard Battalion secured the device for future destruction.
Iraqi Police also foiled a roadside bomb in near the Tal Afar Police Station when they noticed a suspicious can filled with explosives near the side of the road. The U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal team reduced the device and reported no injuries.
Multinational Forces from Task Force Olympia continue to work together with members of Iraqi Security forces, leaders and citizens of Iraq to make it a safe, prosperous, and democratic nation. Local citizens should 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.
TEXT PROVIDED BY THE TASK FORCE OLYMPIA, MULTINATIONAL BRIGADE-NORTHWEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LT COL PAUL HASTINGS AT PAUL.HASTINGS@US.ARMY.MIL
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