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On October 5, 2004, at approximately 1 pm, U.S. Embassy security personnel discovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the Green Zone Café. A U.S. Military Explosive Ordnance Detachment safely disarmed the IED.
American citizens living or working in the International Zone are strongly encouraged to take the following security precautions:
- Limit non-essential movement within the International Zone, especially at night.
- Travel in groups of two or more.
- Carry several means of communication.
- Avoid the Green Zone Café, the Chinese Restaurants, the Lone Star restaurant and Vendor Alley.
- Conduct physical fitness training within a compound perimeter.
- Notify office personnel or friends of your travel plans in the International Zone
- Conduct a thorough search of your vehicle prior to entering it.
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