Posted on 05/04/2008 1:27:41 PM PDT by SandRat
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU — Coalition forces found a weapons cache of explosively-formed penetrators in the southern Baghdad community of Warij May 2.
Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were on patrol in Warij and found four EFPs hidden in an office closet shelf of a factory. A brand new 107 mm rocket was also discovered. The EFPs were covered with foam and had wires leading from the back.
Forty pounds of unknown bulk explosives, a rocket sled and blasting caps were also found.
A guard at the factory was detained after it was determined that he lied about having prior knowledge about the rocket and EFPs.
The cache was taken to a nearby forward operating base for investigation.
(2nd BCT, 3rd Inf. Div. PAO)
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