7 wanted men, suspects nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested seven wanted men and suspects in raid operations on Sunday throughout Basra province. “The forces arrested four men wanted for criminal cases, in addition to three suspects,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He noted that the forces were also able to defuse a roadside bomb that was planted near a Shiite mosque in central Basra. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 3