Bomb kills Falluja mosque imam
November 24, 2009 - 12:59:36
ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: The imam and preacher of al-Saqlawiya Mosque has been killed in an explosive charge blast that targeted his vehicle in northern Falluja, a local police source said on Tuesday.
“On Tuesday, a sticky device hit Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Wael’s car while he was driving in al-Saqlawiya district, northern Falluja, killing him on the spot,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The car was completely burnt in the blast, the source noted.
Falluja, the largest city in Anbar, lies 45 km west of Baghdad; while Ramadi, the capital of the province, lies 110 west of Baghdad.
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