Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20061213-05
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi police responded to multiple explosions near the al-Samouri Mosque in the New Baghdad neighborhood of the Iraqi capital Dec. 13.
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd InfantryDivision also responded after hearing the explosion while conducting operations nearby.
The patrol confirmed that two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices detonated in the street. The unit has assisted the Iraqi police in securing the area and is reporting no current damage from the explosions.
The al-Samouri Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in the eastern part of the city, not far from the al-Kamalia Mosque in New Baghdad, where another car bomb detonated earlier in the day.
This event is still under investigation
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