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Monday, 18 December 2006 |
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Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20061219-01
Dec. 19, 2006
Explosives found in medical facility, insurgents killed
Multi-National Force – West PAO
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – In east Ramadi, Iraqi Soldiers and members of the Coalition force found explosives inside a building marked as a medical facility Sunday.
The Iraqi Army and Coalition force responded to reports of an explosion in a building east of Ramadi. According to local citizens, the building was a former school that was being used as a medical facility. The building was clearly marked with a Red Crescent flag which is a symbol for medical facilities.
According to residents, armed insurgents wearing black masks had deposited an explosive charge and left the area. An explosion occurred shortly after their departure. A portion of the building was destroyed.
Upon further investigation, a propane tank and several projectiles were found strategically placed throughout the building in order to destroy it. The explosives were removed from the building and detonated in place.
There were no reports of civilian casualties and no Iraqi Army or Coalition casualties.
In Fallujah today the Coalition force killed two insurgents who attacked the northwest Iraqi Police gate of the Government Center.
The Coalition force observed four insurgents exit a parked vehicle and fire a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire at the Iraqi Police gate. As they attempted to fire the second RPG round, Coalition Forces engaged the insurgents with small arms fire. Two insurgents were killed and one was injured. One insurgent escaped.
Also in Ramadi, Iraqi Contractors with the security support of Iraqi Police began removing rubble from demolished buildings across from the Government Center in downtown Ramadi today.
The buildings which used to provide attack positions for terrorists were destroyed in September in a continuing effort to improve the working conditions near the Government Center.
The rubble removal is scheduled to continue through the end of the year.
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