14 wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Fourteen wanted persons on Saturday were arrested on criminal and terror-related charges during security operations in Basra province, according to a local security source. “Local police forces conducted search raids in different parts of Basra, during which 11 wanted persons were arrested on criminal charges and three others on terror charges,” the source told Iraqi News. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1