Wanted men, suspects arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Nine wanted men and four suspects on Monday were captured during security operations in different parts of Basra province, according to a local security source. “Police forces carried out search raids in different parts of the province, during which seven wanted men were arrested on criminal charges, and two on terror charges, in addition to four suspects,” the source told Iraqi News. “Two Kalashnikov rifles were seized during the operations,” the source noted. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1