23 wanted persons, suspects captured in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: A police force arrested on Sunday eight wanted men and 15 suspects during search raids all over Basra, according to a source from the province’s police. “A local police force conducted search raids in different areas of Basra, arresting eight wanted on criminal charges and 15 suspects others,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich port city of Basra, Iraq’s only outlet to waterways, lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 2