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The cell said in a statement, according to Alsumaria News: “Through distinguished efforts, the technical effort, in particular the efforts of the Directorate of Explosives Control of the Ministry of the Interior, in cooperation with the Naval Forces Command, managed to dismantle the mine that hit one of the ships in the waiting area for ships in international waters. “
He added: “An investigation has been opened to find out the circumstances of this incident.”
The cell had announced yesterday in a statement: “Exactly at four in the afternoon of Thursday, January 31, 2020, a foreign body was observed attached to one of the ships in the waiting area for ships in international waters, 28 miles away. nautics of our oil ports in front of the Iraqi ports, and it turned out that this ship was chartered to the SOMO Oil Marketing Company, and next to it there was another ship to refuel. An explosives handling team was immediately formed from the Ministry of the Interior, and was airlifted to FAO, in coordination with the Iraqi Naval Force. “
He continued: “The team went to the ship in question, and despite the height and intensity of the waves, they were able to evacuate the other ship and keep attached to the ship that showed a large marine mine, and the treatment team is still working to neutralize this mine and evacuate the target ship, and our naval forces go to great lengths with Treatment Team to get the job done. “
