Eight wanted men, suspects netted in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested six wanted men and two suspected gunmen during security operations in Basra, a police source said Thursday. “Policemen launched crackdown operations in separate areas of Basra, where they arrested six wanted men and two suspected gunmen,” the source told Iraqi News. “The forces seized six guns and forged documents,” he added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1