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Baghdad

2 civilians wounded in IED blast in Falluja

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Two civilians were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in eastern Falluja city on Thursday, a police source in Anbar province said. “An IED went off today (Feb 19) in central Karmat al-Falluja district, (20 km) eastern Falluja city, leaving two civilians wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded were taken to the al-Falluja hospital for treatment while the main roads were closed as policemen combed the area in search of more IEDs,” the source added. Falluja, the largest city of the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, is 45 km west of Baghdad. AmR (P) 1