Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Basra (city), al-Muhandiseen area, Iraq on Wed 14th July 2021

14th July 2021

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Shafaq News/ Iraqi security forces thwarted a bomb attack in Basra, far south of Iraq, on Wednesday. In a statement issued earlier today, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Directorate responded to a report about a suspicious body in al-Qibla area inside al-Muhandiseen neighborhood. A team was immediately dispatched to the site and identified two explosive devices connected to a battery by wires. The situation was contained, and the two bombs were defused according to the standard procedures.

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Iraq (IRQ)

Basra (city) ( al-Muhandiseen area )

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