Roadside IED leaves no casualties in Thi-Qar

THI-QAR / IraqiNews.com: An improvised explosive device (IED) on Monday went off on a road in Thi-Qar province, causing no casualties, according to a local police source. “This morning, an explosive charge detonated on Nassiriya-Jabayesh road (60 km east of Nassiriya city), causing a one meter diameter hole, but no casualties,” an official spokesperson for Thi-Qar police, Col. Sadeq al-Mashrafawi told IraqiNews.com. The explosive charge contained 15 kg of TNT explosives, the official noted. Nassiriya, the capital city of Thi-Qar province, lies 380 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 1