Explosives seized from wanted man’s house in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Monday found a stockpile of explosives and ammunitions in northern Wassit province, the director of the anti-drug department said. “Acting on a tip-off, the forces found the depot on Monday (Jan. 12) at the house of a wanted man in Juwimisa region in northern Suwiera district, north of Kut,” Captain Haydar Ali told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The depot contains 120 explosives instruments, 150 cannonballs and 8kg of highly explosive materials,” he explained. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1