From MNF-I, Iraqi Citizen Leads IA, CF to Large Cache.
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA — Iraqi Army scouts led American special forces and explosives ordinance disposal personnel to a large cache of explosives near Numaniyah, Iraq, early July 8.
An Iraqi citizen reported the cache and guided the convoy to the specific site.
Destroyed were more than 1,300 57mm anti-aircraft shells, 60 100mm high explosive artillery shells, 6 tank shells and several shell casings which, while not necessarily explosive, still contained hazardous primers.
The cache, located in a remote area outside the city, was safely destroyed at the site by Navy EOD personnel and explosives experts from Forward Operating Base Delta. EOD personnel said the cache appeared to have been an old site, with no particularly new munitions.
Iraqi Soldiers, under the supervision of coalition personnel, prepared the site and completed the controlled detonation without incident.
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