21 arrested in Basra raids

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Twenty-one wanted men and suspects on Monday were arrested during search raids that covered different parts of Basra, according to a local police source. “Those arrested included some charged with murder and robbery, in addition to three suspects,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1