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Bomb kills Falluja mosque imam

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: The imam and preacher of al-Saqlawiya Mosque has been killed in an explosive charge blast that targeted his vehicle in northern Falluja, a local police source said on Tuesday. “On Tuesday, a sticky device hit Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Wael’s car while he was driving in al-Saqlawiya district, northern Falluja, killing him on the spot,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The car was completely burnt in the blast, the source noted. Falluja, the largest city in Anbar, lies 45 km west of Baghdad; while Ramadi, the capital of the province, lies 110 west of Baghdad. SS (P) 1