2 al-Qaeda wanted men arrested in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Two wanted men were arrested on Tuesday by police forces in northern Wassit, according to Wassit police chief. “Policemen this evening arrested two al-Qaeda wanted men during a raid in al-Suweira district, north of Kut, for implementing armed attacks against civilians and security forces,” General Hussein Abdulhadi told IraqiNews.com news agency. Kut, the capital of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (TP) 668