Release A051128g

Iraqi, U.S. forces thwart suspected assassination

Multi-National Force-Iraq

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Police and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers prevented an assassination attempt Nov. 27 in the Ghazaliyah neighborhood of western Baghdad.

Around 11 a.m., Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division responded to a call from Iraqi citizens who spotted a silver sedan with explosives, wires and a timer underneath it.

Iraqi Police soon joined the U.S. Soldiers at the scene and took the lead in investigating the vehicle.

The IP called in Iraqi explosive experts who disabled the bomb which was attached to the vehicle’s gas tank and consisted of one-and-a-half pounds of explosives and a radio transmitter.

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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.