Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RELEASE No. 20060920-01

Sept. 20, 2006

Iraqi citizen’s tip leads MND-B Soldiers to large weapons cache 

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi citizen’s tip led Soldiers from Multi-National Division – Baghdad’s Troop B, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, to the discovery of a large weapons cache and the apprehension of six suspected terrorists in southeast Baghdad at approximately 6:40 p.m. Monday.  

A concerned Iraqi citizen told the Soldiers that terrorists attempted to kidnap civilians in front of his residence.

Acting on the tip, MND-B Soldiers conducted a recon of the area and observed a suspicious vehicle fleeing the vicinity at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle was stopped at a nearby Iraqi police checkpoint and searched, revealing an AK-47 assault rifle.

Soldiers then conducted a detailed search of the area and seized three weapons caches, consisting of 30 rocket-propelled grenade rounds, four RPG launchers, a 60mm mortar tube, seven 82mm mortar rounds, three flash-bang grenades, a fragmentation grenade, two PKM machineguns, two AK-47 assault rifles, a PPSH machinegun, two SKS assault rifles, a PPSH drum with ammo, two drums of  7.62mm ammunition, 18 loaded AK-47 magazines, 2,000 rounds of  7.62mm ammunition and various bomb-making materials.

The six suspected terrorists involved in the incident were detained for questioning. 

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL DIVISION - BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS NCO IN CHARGE, MASTER SGT. ERIC LOBSINGER AT: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , COMMERCIAL: (914) 822-8174 OR IRAQNA 011-964-790-192-4675.