BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. soldiers found and destroyed 20 tons of explosives just north of Baghdad in the last two days, the military reported Saturday.
The ordnance, discovered in five caches west of the town of Tarmiya, primarily consisted of the nitrogen-based explosive powder that is used in making roadside bombs and car bombs, said Lt. Stephen Bomar of the U.S. Army’s Task Force Lightning. The group said it was the largest explosives cache during its 15-month operation in Iraq.
The detonation of one of the caches left a 100-square-foot crater that was 30 feet deep. Bomar said no suspects had been killed or taken into custody in connection with the finds, and declined to speculate on which insurgent or militia groups they might belong to.
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