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Afghan War Diary · Field report

IED FOUND/CLEARED Other

Report date 2005-01-06 23:00:00 · Published by WikiLeaks on 25 July 2010 · View original report »

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Report keyRegionLatitudeLongitude
8C4CD6F1-813D-42B5-81A2-99179D53BFD7RC EAST33.5563888569.25473022
DateTypeCategoryAffiliationDetained
2005-01-06 23:00:00Explosive HazardIED Found/ClearedENEMY0
EnemyFriendCivilianHost nationTotal
Killed in action00000
Wounded in action00000

Report text

(S//REL GCTF) ONE END OF THE PIPE CONTAINS A SOLID CAP, HOWEVER THE OTHER END CONTAINS A CAP WITH SIX HOLES THAT APPEAR TO BE VENTURIS. FIVE HOLES ARE OPEN, AND THE SIXTH HOLE HAD CAULKING WHICH THE WIRES RAN THRU. THERE WERE TWO PLASTIC CONNECTORS (MALE AND FEMALE ENDS) THAT WERE CONNECTED TOGETHER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PIPE. THE MALE END HAD A SINGLE WIRE ABOUT 1 LONG INSERTED INTO BOTH HOLES AND POSSIBLE USED AS A SHUNT. THE FEMALE CONNECTOR HAD WIRES THAT WENT INTO THE PIPE, AND RAN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PIPE, WHERE THEY WERE CONNECTED TO AN INITIATOR. THE INITIATOR WAS HOUSED INSIDE A PLASTIC CASE, THAT WAS THEN WRAPPED IN ALUMINUM FOIL. THIS WAS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE PIPE WITH THE SOLID CAP. THE FILLER FOR THIS DEVICE WAS A SOLD STICK OF PROPELLANT. THE CAP WITH THE VENTURIS ALSO HAD WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN AIMING SITE WELDED ONTO IT. THIS WAS A SMALL BARREL SHAPED OBJECT APPROXIMATELY 2 LONG. THE IED WAS REMOTELY MOVED TO A SAFE LOCATION WITH THE TALON ROBOT. FROM THERE THE EOD REMOVED BOTH END CAPS WITH A SLUG FROM THE .50 CAL DEARMER. THE CONTENTS WERE THEN REMOVED WITH THE ROBOT.

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Report key8C4CD6F1-813D-42B5-81A2-99179D53BFD7
Tracking number2007-033-005708-0192
Attack onENEMY
Reporting unitOTHER
Unit nameOTHER
Type of unitNone Selected
Originator groupUNKNOWN
Updated by groupUNKNOWN
MGRS42SWC2364513000
DColorRED