Police capture 16 wanted persons in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Policemen arrested 16 wanted men and seized weapons and ammunitions in separate areas of Basra, a police source said on Tuesday. “Policemen waged on Tuesday (Nov. 23) security operations in different parts of Basra, where they arrested 16 wanted men,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces seized six guns and ten mortar shells,” he added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1