Five truck drivers killed by gunmen in western Iraq (Fallujah)

Unidentified gunmen ambushed five trucks travelling near Iraq's restive western city of Fallujah on Friday morning, killing the five drivers, a local police source said.

The trucks were travelling on the highway west of Fallujah at around 8:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) when gunmen stopped the vehicles, pulled out the drivers and riddled them with bullets before setting the trucks on fire, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The motive of the attack was not clear and the police were investigating the incident, he added.

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