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Iranian infiltrator captured in Basra

Basra-Iran BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Monday arrested an Iranian infiltrator in eastern Basra, as well as four wanted men during crackdown operations in separate areas of the province, the media office of the Basra police said. “Emergency police forces arrested an Iranian infiltrator in Shatt al-Arab region in eastern Basra after he illegally entered the Iraqi territory,” the media office told IraqiNews.com. “The forces also arrested four wanted men for criminal and terrorist cases during crackdown operations in separate areas of the province,” it added. Basra is located 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1