10 wanted men nabbed in Babel raid

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Ten wanted persons on Sunday were arrested on terror-related charges during a wide-scale security raid in Babel province, according to a local police source. “The raid covered the areas of al-Haswa, al-Iskandriya and al-Qarya al-Asriya (50 km north of Hilla),” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The raid was carried out in light of intelligence tips,” the source noted. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1