Release A050924a
Task Force Baghdad Soldiers foil roadside bombers
Multi-National Force-Iraq
TAJI, Iraq - A 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Soldier, observing a main road north of Baghdad, foiled the efforts of two roadside bombers in the late night hours of Sept. 22.
Upon discovering two terrorists attempting to emplace an improvised explosive device, the Soldier immediately called for two M1A1 tanks from 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, to engage the terrorists before they could trigger their device. When they arrived at the site, the tanks identified the two bombers and engaged them with machine guns.
The tank crews called in two AH-64 Apaches to their location to assist when the terrorists fled the area.
The bombs were destroyed by a military explosives ordnance disposal unit.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AND OPERATIONS NCO, SGT. FIRST CLASS DAVID ABRAMS AT: DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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