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U.S. Army soldiers pull out mortar rounds, fuse-like items and car batteries hidden in a catacomb.
U.S. Army soldiers pull out mortar rounds, fuse-like items and car batteries hidden in a catacomb in the An Najaf Cemetery in Iraq, on Aug. 15, 2004. These items can be used to make improvised explosive devices. U.S. Army soldiers are searching through the mausoleums, tombs and catacombs of the An Najaf cemetery for weapons caches, improvised explosive devices, and anti-Iraqi forces that might be hiding there.