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Release A050827d

Premature IED detonation leads to capture of terrorists in Hit

Multi-National Force-Iraq

HIT , Iraq – Iraqi Army soldiers and Coalition forces conducting a dismounted patrol responded to the scene of an improvised explosive device detonation and searched the area, capturing two wounded insurgents Aug. 26.

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Intervention Force and elements of 3/25 U.S. Marines searched the immediate area of the explosion and found two injured terrorists suspected of being the triggermen. The suspects were in possession of three AK-47 rifles, one Seno base station, and one 12-volt battery. Both suspects tested positive for gun powder residue.

The suspects were transported to a nearby aid station, and then later transferred to a hospital for treatment.

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For more information about this release, visit the Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq Website at www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil or contact MNSTCI's PAO at wellmanfp@mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil