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5 U.S. contractors killed, wounded near Falluja

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Three U.S. civilian contractors were killed and two others were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion near the city of Falluja, the media adviser of the U.S. army said on Tuesday. “An explosive charge went off on Monday (May 25) targeting a convoy of the U.S. army near the city of Falluja, killing three U.S. civilian contractors and injuring two others,” Salam Saeed told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added. Falluja is 45 km west of Baghdad, while Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1