Arms, ammo found in Karbala
KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces on Sunday found a cache containing arms and ammunition in Karbala, according to a local police chief. “During a search raid, security forces found weapons and ammunition in an agricultural area in Ayn al-Tamr district (85 km west of Karbala),” Maj. Gen. Ali Jassem Mohammed told Iraqi News. “The cache contained 24 tank shells, one cannon ball of 130mm caliber, 27 mortars, etc,” the official noted. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1