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Big factory to produce explosive found in home in Baghdad
 A big factory producing explosives was raided by an Iraqi army unit on Saturday, reported the Interior Ministry. It said in a statement that the raid was based on intelligence reports from the Interior Ministry. The army also found two booby-trapped cars and missiles.The statement said that the Interior Ministry has provided significant information to the Defence Ministry about the existence of explosives in a home in Baghdad. The raided home belongs to a high-ranking member of an Iraqi party, Abu Rami. He in turn leased the home to a terrorist cell, which was discovered. The home, which was located 100 meters from the Yarmouk Center, was seized. The government called on all Iraqis to check the identity of those leasing homes and properties before renting the properties. The weapons and ammunitions seized included a Katyusha rocket, six 60 millimeter mortar rounds, equipment for booby trapping of cars, a large quantity of red TNT powder and two booby-trapped cars, one a Dodge and another a Opel. Posted by: Fred 2006-03-27 |
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