Plot to bomb oil well foiled

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Wednesday foiled an attempt to bomb an oil well near Basra city, according to the media office of Basra police. “A force from the anti-explosives department defused an explosive charge planted near an oil well in Talha area (80 km north of Basra),” the office told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Another force conducted a raid search in different parts of Basra, during which four wanted men were arrested on criminal charges and a stolen car was found,” according to the office. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1