Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

Fuel tanker seized with its gunman-driver in Kut

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi army and police patrols were able to arrest a gunman with his fuel tanker prepared for explosion in Kut. Military sources told IraqiNews.com that joint patrols discovered the tanker and were able to dismantle it without damages. The gunman-driver was arrested. The fuel tanker was filled with 36,000 liters of benzene and TMT. Kut, the center of Wassit province, lies 180 km south east of the capital, Baghdad.