Police seize ready-to-launch rockets in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces seized in Basra on Tuesday three Katyusha rockets and six launching pads ready to launch on the province’s two factories of gas and petrochemicals. “The forces launched security raids at the al-Rafdhiya area, 60 km west of Basra, relying on intelligence tip off,” a security source from the province told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that the three rockets were on pads and ready to launch, while the three other pads were empty. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/ SH 1