Attack leaves soldier killed, 3 wounded in Falluja

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi soldier was killed and three others wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a checkpoint in eastern al-Falluja city on Friday, a security source said. “Unidentified gunmen waged an armed attack on an Iraqi army checkpoint in the area of Dhira’a Dijla, al-Karma district, eastern Falluja, leaving one soldier killed and three others wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Security agencies cordoned off the attack site and started a manhunt for the assailants who escaped to an unknown place,” he added. The source did not give further details. Falluja, the largest city in the predominantly Sunni province of al-Anbar, lies 110 km west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 64