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Bomb defused, 4 suspects detained in Falluja

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Police forces defused a roadside bomb and arrested four suspected gunmen in northern Falluja on Thursday, according to a security source. “Acting on a tip-off, policemen found a bomb, planted on a road in al-Shuhadaa region in al-Saqlawiya district, northern Falluja,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The bomb squad managed to defuse the bomb without causing any damage,” he added. “Policemen arrested four suspected gunmen near the same region,” he added. Falluja, the largest city in the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, lies 45 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1