17 wanted men arrested in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Seventeen wanted persons were arrested in different parts of Karbala province, a local police chief said on Monday. “Security forces in Karbala arrested 17 wanted men during a security operation that covered different parts of the province,” Staff Maj Gen. Ali Jassem Mohammed told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Four men were arrested on terror-related charges and 13 others on criminal charges,” the official noted. The Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1