15 arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Policemen captured 11 wanted persons and four suspects others on different charges and seized unlicensed vehicles and motorbikes during security raids all over the city of Basra on Sunday, a local security source said. “The Basra police forces conducted search raids all over the province, capturing 10 men wanted on criminal charges, one wanted on terrorist charges and four suspects others,” the source told Iraqi News. “The forces also seized several unlicensed vehicles and motorbikes during the raids,” the source added. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1