Iraq militants plotted bomb attack using tunnel-US

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Iraq militants plotted bomb attack using tunnel-US
02 Sep 2008 17:45:43 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. forces said they
foiled a plan by Iraqi militants to bomb a government
building using a subterranean tunnel, the U.S.
military said on Tuesday.

U.S. forces detained two suspected militants on Monday
when they searched a bakery in the city of Mosul, some
390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, the U.S. military
said in a statement.

They also discovered a tunnel they said was part of a
plan by Sunni Islamist al Qaeda to bomb the provincial
government headquarters in Nineveh province, where
Mosul is located, the statement said.

Mosul police said the tunnel began underneath the bakery.

Photos provided by the U.S. military showed a ladder
leading deep into the ground, along with a dimly lit
tunnel supported by wooden beams.

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