More than 500 Islamic State bombs and IEDs discovered in Kirkuk

More than 500 Islamic State bombs and IEDs discovered in Kirkuk

Iraqi federal police announced on Thursday that they have discovered a depot where the Islamic State (IS) jihadists had hid hundreds of bombs and other improvised explosive devices (IED) in Kirkuk.

According to a statement by the Federal Police, the depot was found during a search operation in Sada village of Kirkuk.

There were a total of 518 bombs and IDS of different types and sizes, the statement said.

A specialize engineering team later defused and collected the explosives to be destroyed later.

Source: Basnews