Curfew imposed on Kut city after attack on U.S. patrol

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Southern Iraq’s Wassit Province ’s Operations Chamber had imposed a night curfew on all vehicles and pedestrians in the city of Kut , the center of the Province, after an attack on a U.S. Army patrol on Sunday, a Wassit police source said.   “Wassit’s Operations Chamber had imposed a curfew on vehicles and persons in Kut, beginning from mid night and till 05:00 am on Monday,” the police source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said the decision was taken to restore security to the city, and to avoid further armed attacks.   The decision took place after an explosive charge blast that targeted a U.S. Army patrol close the main city garage in Kut city on Sunday, causing several injuries among civilians and damaging many fruit, vegetable shops and cars in the area.   SKH (PT)