3.5 tons of explosives found in Mosul

NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Army forces found on Wednesday 3.5 tons of explosives and arrested five wanted persons in Mosul, media official of the 2nd division of the Iraqi army said. “A force from the 2nd division of the Iraqi army found a depot, which contains 3.5 tons of explosives, TNT and a number of weapons and arrested five wanted men in eastern Mosul,” Colonel Sajed Mahmoud told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The detainees were arrested in accordance with arrest warrants issued against them,” he added. Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 2