27 arrested during raids in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Twenty-seven persons have been arrested during raids in different parts of Basra, a local security source said on Saturday. “Four Kalashnikov rifles, a sniper’s gun and two shells have been seized during the operations,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1