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A trigger for an improvised explosive device is disarmed and displayed.
A trigger for an improvised explosive device is disarmed and displayed after being found by U.S. Marines during Operation al Fajr (New Dawn) in Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 9, 2004. The 1st Marine Division is engaged in security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.