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The trunk of a car contains various weapons when it arrives at the Al-Jezaaer Police Station.
The trunk of a car contains various weapons when it arrives at the Al-Jezaaer Police Station during the initial day of Sadr Bureau's weapons buy-back program in Sadr City, Iraq, on Oct. 11, 2004. Insurgents were encouraged to bring their weapons to the local police precincts throughout Sadr city in exchange for government coupons and money.