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KABUL - A combined Afghan and coalition security force detained a suspected insurgent believed to be planning a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attack near a polling center in the village of Bala Murghab in Badghis province Sept. 17.
Afghan National Police members spotted a suspicious motorbike in the village's bazaar, located near a clinic and a school. The police immediately cordoned off the area as a safety precaution. The motorbike had a container filled with explosives and a laptop battery attached to it.
Coalition forces detained an individual carrying a remote control device and a mobile phone in the vicinity. The force handed the individual over to Afghan authorities for processing.
A coalition explosive ordnance disposal team disposed of the explosive device.
| Date Taken: | 09.17.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 09.17.2010 20:52 |
| Story ID: | 56517 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
| Web Views: | 55 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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