Sunday, September 22, 2024

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Civilian wounded in blast in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: A civilian man was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in al-Haqlaniya district, western al-Anbar province, on Saturday, a local security source said. “A sticky IED attached to a civilian vehicle went off on a road in Haqlaniya, injuring the driver and causing damage to the vehicle,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “All the roads leading to the blast scene were sealed off while the wounded civilian was rushed to a hospital for treatment,” he added. The predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 2