Falluja is Sealed Off

World | April 5, 2004, Monday // 00:00
Falluja is Sealed Off Roads in and out of Falluja have been sealed of by US marines since early Monday morning. According to witnesses, the town located some 50 km from Baghdad is under real besiege. Photo by Aljazeera.

US forces have sealed the Iraqi city of Falluja cutting it off from the rest of country, days after four US security advisers were killed and mutilated by a jubilant crowd there. The city, which lies 50 km west of Baghdad, has no colleges and universities. Students from the town usually study in Baghdad. According to witnesses, about 20,000 US marines are besieging the town. They are trying to enter the city from different points.

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