Child freed, kidnappers arrested in Falluja

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: One child on Saturday was freed three months after he was kidnapped in Falluja city, a local security source said, adding that five of his kidnappers were arrested. “On Saturday noon, our forces released a child in al-Shuhadaa neighborhood, southern Falluja,” Maj. Hameed Mohammed told IraqiNews.com news agency. “A six-member gang was behind the kidnap,” the official noted, adding that only five of them were captured. 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