6 wanted men, suspects nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Six wanted persons and suspects have been arrested during search raids in different parts of Basra, a local police source said on Sunday. “Police forces arrested two wanted men on criminal charges, in additiont to four suspects,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. An improvised explosive device (IED) was defused and four unlicensed vehicles were seized during the operations, the source added. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1