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October 22, 2007
Troops Find 41,000 Pounds Of Homemade Explosives
41,000 pounds of homemade explosives seized
By Multi-National Division - North PAO
TARMIYAH, Iraq - Coalition Force Soldiers discovered and destroyed one of the largest weapons caches found in the Salah ad Din Province in the last 15 months Oct. 18.
CF discovered five weapons caches which contained approximately 41,000 pounds of explosives as well as 35 projectiles west of Tarmiya.
The caches were then destroyed by EOD without any additional damage or any casualties.
The fifth cache alone contained 300 separate bags of homemade explosives, each weighing 100 lbs. The crater from the blast measured 100 feet wide, 100 feet long and 30 feet deep.
"A discovery of this magnitude deals a crippling blow to the enemy," said Col. Bryan Owens, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. "We will continue to do what is necessary to take weapons from the enemy and provide peace for the Iraqi people."The caches were initially discovered by a Coalition Forces helicopter in the area.
Posted by Wild Thing at October 22, 2007 12:40 AM
Comments
... were they wrapped in containers with Iranian markings? "Now Mahmoud Madinthehead Ahmadinejad you're a naughty naughty madman and you better stop intefereing in Iraq's democratic process. Bad bad madman...." - W administration 2006 & 2007 So pathetic, eh?
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at October 22, 2007 04:53 AM
Wow, that fifth cache was big. I would have liked to see them explode that powder. A 30 foot deep crater. That was a big bang.
Posted by: TomR at October 22, 2007 07:20 AM
Darth it sure is pathetic. amazing
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 23, 2007 12:31 AM
Tom, LOL, me too, one HUGE explosion.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 23, 2007 12:31 AM
