The Iraqi military on Sunday said that members of the security forces thwarted an attack on a convoy transporting logistical supplies for the international US-led coalition south of Baghdad.
The Security Media Cell said in a statement that an intelligence unit from the Ministry of Interior foiled “the detonation of a local homemade explosive device near al-Nakhla Bridge in al-Diwaniyah province.”
The statement added that the device was “attached to a mobile device.” Police forces were contacted after detection “and a detachment from the explosives control department went to handle the situation and detonate it from a distance.”
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Source: Kurdistan24