21 wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Twenty-one wanted persons on Sunday were arrested on criminal and terror charges in the southern province of Basra, according to a local source. “Our forces conducted search raids in different parts of the province,” the relations and media office in Basra police told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Seventeen wanted men were arrested on criminal charges, in addition to four others on terror-related charges,” the office noted. “Twelve unlicensed vehicles and 32 motorbikes were seized during the raids,” it added. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1