Two persons arrested while trying to plant explosive charge in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: A Basra police force has arrested two persons, while trying to plant an explosive charge in Hartha area, north of Basra on Saturday, a security source said.   “Two persons, trying to plant an explosive charge on the main highway, connecting Baghdad with Basra, close to Hartha area, 20 km to the north of Basra, have been detained” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   Basra , the center of the Province carrying the same name, is 590 km to the south of Baghdad . SKH (PT)