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Iraq
Four tribal fighters killed, injured in attempt to defuse bomb, west of Anbar
2018-07-30
Anbar (IraqiNews.com) Four security personnel were killed and injured as they were trying to defuse a bomb, west of Anbar, a security source from the province said on Sunday.

"A bomb, from the remnants of war against Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
, was placed under an electricity pylon in al-Akba region in Hit town. It went kaboom! as conscripts of the tribal fighters were trying to detonate it, leaving one killed, and three others injured," the source told Almaalomah website.

"Security troops cordoned off the blast scene and carried out a campaign in search for others bombs," the source added.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  If you read further into the article, Richard, they were attempting to defuse it by detonating it in place under the electricity pylon. This strikes me as madness, but I admit to ignorance on the subject.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-07-30 00:37  

#1  Deee EFFING FUSE! WTF is wrong with blowing in place? Nobody dies and the window repair guys in the area need the business.
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2018-07-30 00:21  

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