Soldiers Capture Suspected Bomb Maker in Iraq

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2005 – A Task Force Liberty raid was responsible for the capture of a suspected improvised-explosive-device maker in Jisr Naft in Iraq's Diyala province March 5, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.

The suspect was found with bomb-making materials in his possession and tested positive for plastic explosives following a residue test, officials said. The bomb making materials were confiscated, and coalition forces detained the suspect.

(From a Multinational Force Iraq news release.)