Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

Cop wounded in Falluja blast

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: One policeman on Sunday was injured in an explosive charge blast in Anbar’s Falluja, according to a local security source. “A roadside explosive device hit a police patrol vehicle on a street in downtown al-Karma district, eastern Falluja, wounding one patrolman,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The cop was taken to the hospital for treatment and all roads leading to the scene of the blast have been blocked, the source added. 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)/SR 1