2 bombs defused in Nassiriya
THI-QAR / Aswat al-Iraq: Security forces on Tuesday defused two bombs in southern and northern Nassiriya and found a weapons cache, according to a security source.
The forces removed a 10 kg anti-shields bomb in Saba field in southern Nassiriya on the road between Thi-Qar and Basra, the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The other bomb was defused on the road in al-Refaie district, northern Nassiriya, between Thi-Qar and Diwaniya, he added.
The forces found a weapons cache in a deserted house in Abada region, he said, noting it contains hand grenades and mortar shell.
Nassiriya, the capital of Thi-Qar, lies 380 km south of Baghdad.
Posted by: Steve White 2010-08-04 |