3 wanted persons arrested, 2 rockets defused in Diwaniya

DIWANIYA / IraqiNews.com: A military force captured three wanted persons in accordance with Article 4 of the law on terrorism while another defused two Katyusha rockets ready for firing on a key site north of Babel in two separate operations, an army’s 8th Division spokesman said on Tuesday. “The three arrested persons are suspected of involvement in terrorist acts,” Col. Hassan al-Babli told IraqiNews.com news agency. “A force from the Division also defused two Katyusha rockets and their launching pads in the area of al-Tahiriya, north of Babel,” he added. Babel noted that the two operations were carried out by the 8th Division personnel without any role by the U.S. forces. The 8th Division’s area of activity is al-Furat al-Awsat. The division’s command is located in the city of al-Diwaniya, 180 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 104