Explosive Hazard / IED Found/Cleared - Afghan War Diary, 2005 March (sitios de interés)
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Event classification
SECRETEvent summary
"TF THUNDER REPORTS IED DISCOVERY 12K NE OF ORGUN-E. THE FOLLOWING SALT REPORT WAS SENT: S: 1X IED/MINE W/ WIRES, A: IED DISCOVERY, L: 42SWB 2017 5516, T: 0848Z. REMARKS: STATIONARY IED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SITE IS SECURED. LOCAL POLICE REPORTED THE IED. EOD IS IN ROUTE. UPDATE: EOD RECOVERED THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: RADIO TRANSMITTER, MOTORCYCLE, WIRES, DET CORD, 2X BLASTING CAPS, PE4 EXPLOSIVES, AND 2X TC-6 ITALIAN MINES BURIED 1 BELOW THE SURFACE. MOVING THE MATERIAL BACK TO ORGUN-E. RADIO TRANSMITTER, MOTORCYCLE BATTERY, 2 TCE-6 MINES, BLASTING CAPS ON TOP OF MINES HELD WITH PE4 EXPLOSIVE EPOXY, AND SEVERAL PILES OF ROCKS WHICH APPEARED TO BE USED AS AIMING STAKES. THERE WERE SEVERAL SMALL PILES FOLLOWED BY ONE BIG PILE OF ROCKS. APPEARS SMALL PILES WERE TO BE USED AS AN AIMING AID AND THE BIG PILE WAS THE KILL ZONE."
Event identifier
228D8073-B494-42DE-B96E-66099301BB59
Event category and type
- Category: IED Found/Cleared
- Type: Explosive Hazard
Statistics
Wounded in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
- Enemy Detained: 0
Killed in Action
- Civilian: 0
- Enemy: 0
- Friendly: 0
- Host nation: 0
Detained in Action
- Enemy: 0
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