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Soldier killed, nine Iraqis wounded in Fallujah blast

BAGHDAD, July 29 (KUNA) -- An Iraqi soldier was killed and nine people were wounded on Thursday in two separate blasts in Anbar province's city of Fallujah, a police source said.
The source told KUNA that an explosive device was detonated as an army patrol vehicle was passing by in northern Fallujah, killing a soldier and wounding three others, as well as two civilians. The vehicle was also damaged in the attack.
Another blast occurred in eastern Fallujah, wounding four people, including two policemen.
Meanwhile, the same source said that member of the Fallujah chapter of the Association of Muslim Clerics, Sheikh Ihsan Abdullatif Al-Rawi, succumbed to wounds he sustained from a blast that occurred late last night in Andalus district, central Fallujah. (end) mhg.ema KUNA 291313 Jul 10NNNN