Military: Truck overturning foils bomb attack on joint security station

The joint security stations, such as this one atop a police station, are an integral part of the plan to provide ongoing security.

BAGHDAD -- A dump truck overturned north of Baghdad, revealing a payload of nitric acid and explosives en route to attack a joint U.S.-Iraqi security station, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

The botched attack occurred Monday in Mashahda, 25 miles north of the capital.

After the truck tipped over, U.S. troops approached the truck driver to help, and found the vehicle loaded with nitric acid containers and explosives, the military said in a statement.

Nitric acid is a chemical used to make fertilizer, and can also be used in bombs.

"The driver was taken into custody and confessed that he was paid to attack the Joint Security Station in Mashahda, which also houses the town's Iraqi police station," the statement said.

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