16 arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces arrested 1 6 persons and seized a hand grenade and unlicensed vehicles and motorbikes during a security raid in different areas of Basra on Sunday, a source from the Basra Operations Room (BOR) said. “Security forces in Basra conducted search raids in different areas of the province, arresting four wanted persons and 12 suspects,” the source told Iraqi News. The oil-rich southern Iraq port city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad . AmR (P)/SR 1