2 kids killed by IED in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Two children on Monday were killed in an explosive charge blast in northern Falluja city, according to a local security source. “An improvised explosive device (IED) planted next to a house belonging to an Iraqi army captain detonated while he was leaving the house, killing two children,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. All roads leading to the house have been blocked and a wide-scale campaign was launched in search of other explosive devices, the source added. Falluja was a scene of armed conflict between U.S. and Iraqi forces on the one hand and al-Qaeda gunmen on the other. Falluja, the largest city in Anbar, lies 45 km west of Baghdad; while Ramadi, the capital of the province, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. SS (P) 1