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Armed cell captured in Anbar

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: An armed cell involved in targeting scholars and mosques’ imams in the province was arrested on Wednesday, Anbar police chief said. “Policemen managed on Wednesday (Aug. 4) to arrest al-Qaeda cell involved in armed attacks on religious scholars and mosques’ imams in the province,” General Bahaa al-Karkhi told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The cell was arrested after receiving intelligence information from different parts of Anbar, including Falluja and the western parts of the province,” he added. He did not give further details. Ramadi, the capital of Anbar, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. SH (P) 2