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Release A051129a

Task Force Baghdad Soldiers prevent bomb attack

Multi-National Force-Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Task Force Baghdad Soldiers killed a terrorist trying to set up an improvised explosive device Nov. 26 in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad.

Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry spotted the bomber trying to put a 155-millimeter artillery round, with a detonation device attached, into a pile of trash along the street. The Soldiers quickly engaged the individual after they determined he was emplacing an IED.

Iraqi Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Division secured the area and explosive experts were called to the site to destroy the bomb.

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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.