Release A051108b
Weapons cache discovered near LSA Anaconda
Multi-National Force-Iraq
TIKRIT, Iraq – A patrol operating near Logistics Support Area Anaconda, southeast of Balad, discovered six separate weapons caches after observing an insurgent digging near a road Sunday afternoon.
The man spotted the patrol and tried to cover up the hole and walk away, but the patrol was able to stop him and check the area he was digging in, finding three separate caches. The Soldiers escorted the man to his home where three additional caches were found.
Among the items unearthed were more than 20 rocket-propelled grenades, four mortar rounds and two artillery shells.
The patrol called in an explosive ordinance disposal team which destroyed the weapons in controlled detonations.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE: JEFFREY.ALLEN1@US.ARMY.MIL.
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