9 wanted men, suspects nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Three wanted persons and six suspects on Sunday were captured, while mortar shells were seized during search raids in downtown Basra, according to a local security source. “Police forces carried out search raids in al-Dokyar area, downtown Basra, during which three wanted men and six suspects have been arrested,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1