Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

URGENT / Car bomb attack in Falluja, casualties reported

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: A suicide bomber blew his explosive vehicle near a police patrol in eastern Falluja city on Monday, leaving casualties that are not counted yet, a local police source in al-Anbar said. “The blast occurred in central al-Karma district, eastern Falluja city. The attack left a number of casualties that have not been counted yet,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The blast coincides with security unrest in the province where several car bomb and improvised explosive device attacks have left dozens killed or wounded recently. Falluja, the largest city in the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, lies 45 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1