Armed robbers nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Saturday arrested an armed robbery gang in western Basra, according to a local security source. “The four-member gang was arrested in al-Jameyyat area (8 km west of Basra City),” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Three Kalashnikov rifles were seized in their possession,” the source noted. A few days ago, another armed robbery gang was nabbed in the same area, the source added. The Shiite province of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1