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  • TROOPS SEIZE MOSQUE ARSENAL

    01/03/2004 2:51:31 AM PST · by kattracks · 39 replies · 717+ views
    New York Post ^ | 1/03/04 | Post Wire Services
    <p>January 3, 2004 -- BAGHDAD - GIs raided a mosque in Baghdad, seizing a large cache of explosives, as enemy fire in central Iraq brought down a U.S. helicopter and killed the pilot. Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, a U.S. military spokesman, said yesterday troops had conducted the Thursday operation at al-Tabool mosque after a tip from Iraqis and netted a wide array of weaponry to be used against U.S. forces.</p>