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Iraqi police seize weapons, rockets on Tikrit Island

Rockets, weapons and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) belonging to the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria" (ISIS) were seized on Tikrit Island Monday (June 11th), the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.

"The Salaheddine police carried out a large-scale search on Tikrit Island, seizing 84 SPG-9 rockets, 50 mortars, five containers of ammunition for medium weapons, four sticky bombs, and various machine guns," the ministry said in a statement.

The anti-explosives unit confiscated these items pending their full disposal, it said.

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