22 civilians killed in Iraq's Anbar province

At least 22 civilians have been killed late Monday night when a bus, driving them from Syria was kidnapped by an armed group in Nukheib township, east of west Iraq''s Anbar Province, (Aswat al-Iraq) news agency quoted an Anbar Police source as saying on Tuesday. "An armed group has kidnapped a bus, carrying about 30 passengers, coming from Syria in Wadi al-Qadhir, 70 km away from Nukheib township, forcing the women and children out of the bus and killing 22 men," police forces said. He said that the police forces have discovered the bodies of the 22 men, who were killed by light arms, whilst the remaining persons, who were left behind by the killers, were driven to Ramadi, the center of Anbar Province, to get further details about the attackers. The same source said that Iraqi and Army forces had carried out a broad operation, searching for the attackers, who escaped for an unknown destination, closing all the roads leading to al-Nukheib township, till further notice. Ramadi, the center of Anbar Province, is 110 km to the west of Baghdad.