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13 rockets seized in Missan

March 8, 2009 - 09:29:42

MISSAN / Aswat al-Iraq: Missan security forces seized 13 missiles that were ready for firing in the southern part of the province and defused an improvised explosive device in central al-Amara city, police said on Sunday.

“Thirteen SPJ-7 missiles ready for firing were seized in an area 15 km south of Amara and defused an IED that was planted on a main road in central Amara,” according to a Missan police department release received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The IED was a 130 mm mortar shell tied to a detonation wire,” it added.

Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad.

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