Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

Suicide blast sets U.S. vehicle ablaze in Falluja

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. vehicle was completely burned in a car bomb explosion targeting a U.S. vehicle patrol in northern Falluja, a police source said. “A suicide bomber blew up a booby-trapped car near a U.S. vehicle patrol in al-Sajr region near the international highway, setting a U.S. vehicle ablaze,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “U.S. forces cordoned off the whole region,” he added, giving no further details about possible casualties among the forces. Falluja is 45 km west of Baghdad, while Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital. SH (P)/SR 1