Military

IED Emplacer Killed by Own Bomb

Tikrit, Iraq -- A suspected anti-Iraqi forces member was killed at about 7:35 a.m. on Dec. 23 when the improvised explosive device he was preparing exploded prematurely south of Baqubah.

First Infantry Division attack helicopters surprised the individual while he was preparing the IED and an explosion followed.

The incident is under investigation.

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