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64 mortars, 5 IEDs seized in Missan
 Aswat al-Iraq: The Missan police seized weapons and munitions in different parts of the province on Saturday, according to the district police department spokesman. "Forces from Qalaat Saleh police department seized 64 mortar shells on the road leading to the area of Nahr al-Ezz, (50 km) south of al-Amara," Col. Sadiq Sallam, the department's relations & information director, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "Also, five improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized in the area of Abu Rimaneh, central Amara," he added. "Each IED weighs 20 kg of the highly explosive material C4," Sallam said.Posted by: Fred 2009-02-08 |
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