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Al Qaeda's Chlorine War continues in Ramadi
Ramadi police seize a truck rigged with explosives and chlorine cannisters. The truck cargo area reveals containers filled with chlorine and explosives. Picture courtesy of MNF-West PAO. Click to view.  Al Qaeda in Iraq is pressing forward with its dirty war in Anbar province. On March 23, police in Ramadi's Jazeera district seize a truck filled with "five 1000-gallon barrels filled with chlorine and more than two tons of explosives," according to Multinational Forces West. The truck was parked outside the Jazeera police station. "The police approached the truck for further investigation and detained the driver when they discovered the truck was rigged with explosives and the driver was attempting to detonate the vehicle." The driver was captured and an Explosives Ordnance Demolition team destroyed the truck.The driver will be interrogated in an attempt to break the al Qaeda network of chlorine bombers. Bravo Zulu IP, Damn close eh. Posted by: RD 2007-03-26 |
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