Ten Arrested for Downing Bulgarian Helicopter

Updating a previous report about the downing of a civilian helicopter in Iraq, the U.S. military was tipped by several local residents as to the location of six terrorist attackers and arrested them on Saturday. According to a spokesman for the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division,

"The Iraqi citizen told the soldiers he knew where the blue pickup truck the terrorists used during the attack was parked and led them to the site."

"When the soldiers got there, several other local residents confirmed the first tip and showed the soldiers where the terrorists lived."

Three men and bomb-making material were found in one house, and three others who in the process of making bombs were found in a second house, the military said. All six were detained for questioning.

From a more recent report, additional tips to the American military has resulted in the arrest of four more terrorists, bringing the total to 10 suspects in custody. According to Col. David Bishop, Commander of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team, the U.S. seized large-caliber anti-aircraft ammunition, along with a diagram explaining how to shoot down aircraft, in searches of homes where the 10 terrorists were apprehended.

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