FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
RELEASE No. 20070323-03
March 23, 2007

National police find weapons cache in mosque

Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

By Maj. Kirk Luedeke, 4th BCT
1st Inf. Div. Public Affairs

BAGHDAD – Iraqi National Police discovered a weapons cache during a search of the Al Baneen mosque in Southeast Rashid March 21.

The operation occurred as a result from tips about anti-Iraqi activities received from civilians in the area.

National Police entered the mosque and confiscated the weapons and munitions, while MND-B forces conducted the outer cordon and security.

Discovered on the mosque’s premises were: one RPK machinegun, six AK-47 assault rifles, four rocket propelled grenade launchers, two RPG warheads, a spool of copper wire and other assorted bomb-making materials, cell phones, and anti-coalition propaganda.

No MND-B forces entered the mosque at any time during the operation.

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