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5 suspected of targeting U.S. convoy captured in Wassit

January 24, 2009 - 06:57:35

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: Joint Iraqi-U.S. forces captured five men suspected of having targeted a U.S. convoy earlier on Saturday in northern Wassit province, a police source said.

“Joint forces from the Iraqi police and U.S. army detained five persons in al-Hafriya district, (105 km) north of al-Kut city, on charges of involvement in an operation that targeted a U.S. convoy earlier today (Jan. 24) with an improvised explosive device (IED) that destroyed one vehicle,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The arrests were made based on intelligence tip-offs,” he added.

An IED planted by unidentified gunmen on the main road that links the Iraqi capital Baghdad to Kut city went off on Saturday near a U.S. convoy, destroying a Hummer vehicle.

Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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