Rockets ready to be launched seized in Amara

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Police forces seized rockets ready to be launched to the south of Amara city, the director of highways protection police in Missan province said on Wednesday. “Three SPJ7 rockets were seized 40 km south of Amara,” Colonel Khazaal al-Mohammedawi told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The operation was based on intelligence tips that there were rockets aimed toward a security directorate,” he said.  Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1