2 bombs defused in Amara

Missan-Bombs MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Policemen on Monday defused two bombs in central Amara city, a senior police officer said. “An anti-bomb squad managed to defuse the two bombs in central Amara,” Colonel Sadeq Islam told IraqiNews.com. “The bombs are a cannonball (130mm) and a mortar shell (120 mm),” he noted. Since June 19, Missan has been witnessing a security plan codenamed Bashaer al-Salam (Promise of Peace) the government said aimed at eliminating gunmen and outlaws and imposing order and security all over the province. Missan is a Shiite province. Its capital city is al-Amara. Sitting on the Tigris River, Amara lies 390 km south of Baghdad. Missan, in the east of the country, bordering Iran, is home to many marsh Arabs. SH (P)/SR 1