Police detain 4 wanted men in Basra

Basra-Wanted BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Thursday arrested four wanted men and defused an explosive charge during security operations in separate areas of Basra, the media office of the Basra police said. “Policemen waged crackdown operations in separate areas of Basra, where they captured four wanted men,” the office told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The anti-bomb squad managed to defuse a bomb in al-Maaqal region in central Basra,” he added. Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1