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| Iraq |
| Tip leads to largest cache uncovered in western Baghdad neighborhood |
| 2007-08-19 |
| Multi-National Division ? Soldiers uncovered the largest weapons cache found to date in the Ameriya neighborhood Aug. 14. Acting on a tip called in by a resident, Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a search in the western Baghdad neighborhood, uncovering the cache in a woodworking shop. The Soldiers uncovered the cache, after finding a fake floor board in the shop. The cache contained 265 mortar rounds of various sizes, 47 rockets of various sizes, 22 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, more than 50 land mines, 300 pounds of homemade explosive, more than 150 pounds of other explosive material and more than 70,000 rounds of small arms ammunition. An explosive ordnance team was called in to evaluate the cache. EOD blew the ordnance and weapons on site. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "EOD blew the ordnance and weapons on site." Ouch! Ya know, their "Neighborhood Watch" may not be the best, but I just have to believe SOMEONE in the neighborhood would have noticed: 265 mortar rounds...47 rockets...22 rocket-propelled grenade rounds...50 land mines...300 pounds of homemade explosive...150 pounds of other explosive material and more than 70,000 rounds of small arms ammunition!! oh wait...someone DID!! :) I sure hope one of the EOD guys drawled: "Ya'll have a nice day" as they drove away from the smoldering hole left behind! |
| Posted by: Justrand 2007-08-19 10:05 |
| #1 Yeesh. That's going to leave a mark. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-08-19 05:26 |