U.S. vehicle ablaze in Muthanna

MUTHANNA / IraqiNews.com: A U.S. army patrol came under an unknown attack on the Samawa-Nasseriya highway, leaving one of the patrol vehicles burnt, eyewitnesses said on Sunday. “U.S. forces sealed off the Samawa-Nasseriya highway close to a fuel station in al-Hajjari, (15 km) southeastern Samawa city, where a U.S. Hummer vehicle could be seen with smoke coming out of it,” an eyewitness told IraqiNews.com news ageny. Samawa, the capital city of al-Muthanna province, lies 280 km south of Baghdad. AmR (P)/SR 117