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Release A051015a

Coalition Forces foil terrorist attack on polling station

Multi-National Force-Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A Task Force Baghdad unit on patrol in south Baghdad Oct. 13 immediately responded to a terrorist mortar attack on a polling site by returning fire to drive the terrorists away.

The Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment also provided medical care to two Iraqi civilians, including one child, who sustained minor injuries when the terrorist rounds detonated.

The patrol treated both civilians’ wounds at the scene.

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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.