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Release A051121b

Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detain 3 bomb suspects

Multi-National Force-Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Three suspected terrorists were detained in two separate incidents Nov. 19 by 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division operating in southwest Baghdad.

After striking an improvised explosive device, the Soldiers of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, conducted a hasty cordon and search of the area where they detained one local national positively identified to have been tampering with explosive material. The detainee also had multiple timers, detonators and initiators in his possession.

Later in the day, A Company, 2-101st Brigade Troops Battalion, in support of 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, discovered an IED consisting of a propane tank with a timer attached to it. The patrol secured and searched the area, detaining two individuals who were positively identified to be tampering with explosives.

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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