Release A050903a
IED found, six terrorists detained
Multi-National Force-Iraq
TIKRIT, Iraq – A civilian tip helped Task Force Liberty soldiers find and defuse an improvised explosive device.
Soldiers of Task Force Liberty's 1st Brigade Combat Team, following up on the tip, found a 155mm artillery round rigged to detonate on command buried beside a road near Balad on Sept. 2. The Soldiers captured six suspected terrorists fleeing the scene.
The suspects were in a house washing their hands and attempting to change clothes when the Soldiers captured them.
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For more information on this release, contact the 42 Infantry Division PAO at fortysecond.id.pao@us.army.mil.
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