6 arrested on criminal, terror charges in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Six persons on Monday were arrested on several charges in different parts of Basra province, according to a local media source. “During security operations in different parts of Basra, our forces captured six men who are wanted on criminal and terror-related charges,” a source from the media office of Basra’s police told IraqiNews.com. One of those arrested is believed to have supplied banned groups in Shatt al-Arab area with weapons, the source added. The capital city of Basra province lies 590 km west of Baghdad. SS (P) 1