Munitions, explosives seized north of Kut

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Policemen seized a cache of munitions and highly explosive material in an orchard in al-Numaniya district, 40 km north of the city of Kut on Sunday, a security source in Wassit province said. “The cache, which contained 30 cannon shells, five explosive charges and amounts of TNT, was seized based on intelligence tip-offs and local residents’ assistance,” the source told IraqiNews.com. Kut, the capital city of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad.   AmR (P)/SR 2