Armor piercing device defused in Thi-Qar

THI-QAR / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Tuesday dismantled an armor piercing explosive device on the highway linking Thi-Qar to Basra, according to the local police department. “Bomb squad personnel dismantled the device, which was filled with C4 highly explosives,” according to a statement released by the department and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. Nassiriya, the capital city of Thi-Qar province, lies 380 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 1