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http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051094.txt

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
October 28, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-94

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LATE-NIGHT EXPLOSION LEADS TO EARLY MORNING ARRESTS

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi and U.S. Soldiers detained 20 terror suspects and confiscated bomb-making materials during an early morning cordon and search in the Dora neighborhood Oct. 27.

While responding to an unexploded improvised explosive device found in the area, Soldiers from 1st Battalion,184th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team heard an explosion about 200 meters from their location shortly before midnight Oct. 26.

The Soldiers moved in to investigate the cause of the blast and found 19 men along with assorted IED-making materials in a house. Iraqi security forces from 1st Battalion, 4th Public Order Brigade assisted 1-184 Inf. during the operation and detained the men for further questioning.

The IED-making materials consisted of a voltage regulator along with battery packs. An explosives ordnance disposal team conducting the post-blast analysis determined that 60 pounds of explosives were used during the explosion which destroyed one quarter of the house.

The owner of the house was later detained as a suspect involved in the explosion.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT TASK FORCE BAGHDAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS PLANS AT DAVID.ABRAMS@ID3.ARMY.MIL.
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I won't Cindy unless the upgrade goes bad. I'm on stand-by in case. The Go/No Go decision will be made tomorrow at Noon. The backout plan is to restore the systems.

I plan on hanging out with Clyde, changing the oil in the car, and monitoring the news. Seeing as how I'm in the country I don't anticipate anything happening locally, the exception being a train derailment.

I have water, food, and the means for self-defense. If possible I will stay put. Worst case scenario, I can evac in 10 minutes and be in my safe zone (where I have prepositioned supplies) in 30-40 minutes.