10 wanted men arrested, IED defused in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Ten wanted men on Saturday were arrested on criminal and terror-related charges and an improvised explosive device (IED) was defused in western Basra city, according to a local media source. “Police forces conducted search raids in different parts of the province, during which 10 wanted persons were captured…,” the relations and media office in Basra police told IraqiNews.com news agency. “An explosive device was defused in al-Zubeir district (35 km west of Basra city),” the office added. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1