5 persons arrested in Kirkuk

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi security forces on Tuesday arrested five persons in raid operations south of Kirkuk city. “The arrests took place in a village 20 km south of Kirkuk,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He explained that three riffles, and leaflets and DVDs of armed groups were seized during the operations. The oil-rich city of Kirkuk lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1