Special security force arrests 4 accused of assassinating Sunni clerics in Basra
(IraqiNews.com) On Thursday, a security source in Basra province announced that a special security force of the Interior Ministry arrested four employees of the Sunni Endowment on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of four clerics working in the endowment last week.
The source said in an interview for IraqiNews.com “A special security force of the Interior Ministry arrested four employees in the Directorate of Sunni Endowment in the south, including two security guards, as a result of suspicion of involvement in the assassination of four clerics in the district of al-Zubayr last Thursday,” noting that, “The defendants were arrested during their stay within the Directorate, which is located in Tihsinia area.”
The source, who requested anonymity, added, “They are now under investigation in one of the security centers to find their connection with the crime,” adding that, “Security information led to the issuance of judicial arrest warrants against the accused.”
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