7 wanted men arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Seven wanted persons on Sunday were captured during search raids in different parts of Basra province, according to a local source. “The men were arrested on criminal charges,” the relations and media office in Basra police told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Two pistols, 24 unlicensed vehicles, and three motorbikes were seized during the raids,” according to the office. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1