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| Iraq |
| Iraqi army forces nab 3 gunmen, seize explosives cache in Ninewa |
| 2008-08-14 |
| (VOI) - Security forces on Wednesday arrested three gunmen and seized a weapons cache in Ninewa, a military spokesman said. "Forces from Iraqi army 2nd division captured three gunmen on Badosh Road, west Mosul, after chasing and seizing their vehicle," Brig. Khalid Abdel Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa operations command, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). The spokesman noted "forces found a hand-made roadside bomb inside the vehicle." He did not elaborate on the details, but noted "the detainees are under investigation." Elsewhere in Mosul, the spokesman said Iraqi army forces "seized an explosives cache hidden inside an unfinished house in al-Mithaq district, south-east Mosul." He pointed out "the cache contained 32 sparks, seven kg of TNT, five batteries, and ten meters of wire. The discovery was based on confession tips from a detainee." |
| Posted by:Fred |