An explosion Tuesday damaged a house outside Fallujah and injured six Iraqis, hospital officials said. The blast hit a home in the village of Niemieyah, south of the city, a stronghold for insurgents battling coalition forces. U.S. Marines spokesman Lt. Col. T.V. Johnson told The Associated Press that no American forces were involved in clashes in or around Fallujah on Tuesday. The U.S. military has conducted seven airstrikes against suspected terror hideouts in Fallujah in recent weeks. | So this blast wasn't our doing, even though AP tries hard to connect non-exsistent dots. |
The blast Tuesday injured three women, including two who were in serious condition, two men, three baby ducks and a child, said Dr. Thaer Abdullah of Fallujah General Hospital. | I'll take "Work Accident" for $200, Alex. |
Since the U.S. Marines pulled back from Fallujah after besieging the city for three weeks in April, the military has been limited to using long distance strikes against targets there. |