February 28, 2007

Hostages Freed By Paratroopers, Weapons Cache Secured

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
RELEASE No. 20070228-02

4th BCT (A), 25th Inf. Div. Public Affairs
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

KALSU, Iraq – Dismounted paratroopers located an insurgent safe house uncovering a weapons cache and freeing two hostages south of Baghdad Feb. 26.

Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division located the safe house, where they found the two hostages and a weapons cache near Mahmudiyah. The cache contained three AK-47s, 14 30-round magazines, one 100-round magazine drum, two fragmentary grenades, one cell phone and one hand held radio.

The freed hostages were given immediate medical treatment.

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