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Homeland Security to train police to counter roadside bombs
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Published: May 13, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is holding a workshop in Fayetteville to teach local law enforcement agencies how to handle roadside bombs.
The department's Office of Bombing Prevention will host today's workshop. Police, sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement agents will learn how to identify the bombs and how to protect against them.
Roadside bombs are the leading killer of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although no roadside bomb attacks have been reported in the U.S., experts say they could be a future threat.
The workshop is part of the IED 2008 Symposium and Expo, an annual meeting held near Fort Bragg to discuss ways to counter the bombs.
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