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unhappycamper

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Sat Oct-27-07 06:11 AM
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EFP kills soldier, wounds 4

EFP kills soldier, wounds 4
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Oct 26, 2007 13:40:46 EDT

BAGHDAD — A U.S. soldier was killed and four were wounded in a roadside bombing in southern Baghdad, the military reported Friday.

The unit was hit Thursday with an explosively formed penetrator. The U.S. claims Iran supplies Shiite militants with the weapon, which fires an armor-piercing, fist-sized copper slug upon explosion.

The victims’ names were not released until family could be notified.

Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/10/ap_EFPdead_071026/

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SteppingRazor

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Sat Oct-27-07 06:18 AM
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1. It's worth mentioning this story from back in April: EFPs made in Iraq by Iraqis

Edited on Sat Oct-27-07 06:19 AM by SteppingRazor

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/04/06/iraqi_us_forces_sweep_through_iraqi_city/

"Bleichwehl said troops, facing scattered resistance, discovered a factory that produced "explosively formed penetrators" (EFPs), a particularly deadly type of explosive that can destroy a main battle tank and several weapons caches."

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