30 detained on terrorist, criminal charges in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Security agencies in Basra captured 30 persons wanted on “terrorist and criminal” charges during search raids all over the province on Thursday, a local police source said. “Basra policemen conducted search raids, arresting three on terrorist charges and 27 on criminal charges,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich port city of Basra, Iraq’s only outlet to waterways, lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 2