Explosive Hazard / IED Found/Cleared - Afghan War Diary, 2004 July (sitios de interés)
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Event classification
SECRETEvent summary
"(S//REL GCTF) LN WAS OBSERVED WALKING TOWARDS THE OUTER-RING CONCERTINA WIRE WITH A WATER BOTTLE BOX WHICH HAD 6 SPIDER DEVICES INSIDE IT AND ELECTRICAL WIRES RUNNING OUT OF IT, VIC WA1822599504. THE TOWER GUARD INSTRUCTED THE LN TO HALT WHEN HE STARTED TO PLACE THE BOX IN THE WIRE OBSTACLE, THE LN THEN TURNED AND WALKED AWAY, PLACING THE BOX ON THE GROUND 15M AWAY FROM THE WIRE. THE IDENTITY OF THE LOCAL NATIONAL IS UNK. EOD DESTROYED THE BOX IN-PLACE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SECONDARY EXPLOSION. EOD ASSESSMENT IS THAT IT WAS AN RCIED. [SOURCE: PATROL REPORTING] ASSESSMENT: BY PLACING THE BOX IN THE WIRE THE LOCAL NATIONAL PRESENTED TWO COAS: 1) TO PLACE THE BOX OF IEDS/MATERIALS IN A SPOT WHERE A FOB WORKER COULD CLAIM IT AT A LATER DATE IOT EMPLACE THE DEVICES OR 2) TO PLACE IT WHERE IT WOULD BE PICKED-UP IOT TAKE IT TO THE TRASH, WHEN IT WOULD BE DETONATED FOLLOW-UP TO RCIED AT SHKIN: AN RCIED WAS DESTROYED (15M OUTSIDE OF THE WIRE VIC THE SHKIN FOB) AT 270730JUL04. FOLLOWING THE BLAST THE FOLLOWING IN PIECES WERE RECOVERED FROM THE RCIED: 5 CIRCUIT BOARDS ENCASED IN PLASTIC FLORESCENT LIGHT BALLAST CASES. THE SABRE 2000 IDENTIFIED NITROGLYCERINE ON THE COMPONENTS (SOME ARE MELTED PLASTIC BOTTLE, WIRES AND CHARRED MRE PACKET PIECES) REMOVED AFTER THE EXPLOSION. EOD''S ASSESSMENT WAS THAT IT WAS AN IED KIT, BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF CIRCUIT BOARDS FOUND IN THE BOX. THIS WOULD BE USED TO PLACE IED''S AROUND THE FOB IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE FUEL POINT OR THE DFAC BY A LOCAL NATIONAL WORKER. THE MRE TRASH AND THE PLASTIC BOTTLE INCLUDED IN THE BOX COULD HAVE BEEN USED AS COVER MATERIAL FOR THE IED''S AS THEY WERE PLACED AROUND THE FOB."
Event identifier
C4968F54-7C86-45AD-B825-AB2AB74E2093
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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