Published: April 11, 2006
Terrorists Killed By Their Own Device At A House in Baqubah
TIKRIT, Iraq - Two terrorists were killed when an Improvised Explosive Device they were constructing detonated prematurely April 8.
The explosion occurred at a house in Baqubah shortly after 8 p.m.
Iraqi Soldiers and Police, along with Task Force Band of Brothers Soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, heard the explosion and quickly located the house. A search revealed weapons, IED components and other completed IEDs hidden in and around the house.
The munitions and IEDs were safely destroyed in a series of controlled detonations and the Baqubah police are investigating the incident.
Source: Multi-National Force-Iraq