IED defused in Amara

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Policemen defused an improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted inside a crowded souk (market) in the city of al-Amara on Friday, a security source said. “Personnel from the bomb squad managed on Friday to dismantle an IED planted inside the crowded al-Jumaa (Friday) outdoor souk in central Amara,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The souk , open only on Fridays, is some kind of a flea market where used commodities and products are being sold for low-income people. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1