Terror suspect, robbery, kidnap gangs arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi army forces on Wednesday arrested a suspected “terrorist” and two gangs specialized in robbery and kidnap, according to an informed source. “The terror suspect was captured in 5 Mil area (8 km north of Basra city),” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The gangs were arrested in the areas of al-Zubair (30 km west of Basra) and al-Jumhouriya (downtown Basra),” the source added. “One hostage has been freed from his captors,” the source pointed out, providing no further details. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1