Iraq: Explosives found under pipeline

BAGHDAD – Four Iraqis were arrested early Monday after soldiers found a load of explosives planted under an oil pipeline in northern
Iraq that carries crude oil to Turkey, the Iraqi Army said.

About 330 pounds of TNT were discovered under a stretch of the pipeline in the al-Kisk area, about 50 miles west of Mosul, said Col. Mohammed Ahmed, a spokesman for the 3rd Iraqi Army division. The explosives were removed and safely destroyed without injuries, he said.

Four suspects