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July 5, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN IRAQI POLICE RECRUITS
AR RAMADI, Iraq - Seven Iraqi police recruits were killed and 13 were wounded in an explosion outside the city police department in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on July 5.
The newly trained city police recruits were attending their graduation ceremony when the explosion occurred. Investigation by 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment explosive ordnance specialists state the cause of the explosion was a command detonated device usually set off by an electronic component like a garage door opener.
No Coalition forces were present at the time of the explosion. The 3rd Armory Cavalry Regiment dispatched a Quick Reaction Force team to the site and a Coalition forces explosive ordnance detachment, which later investigated the scene, confirmed the cause of the explosion.
The incident is currently under investigation by Iraqi Police and U.S. military authorities.
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